Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has given Commissioners of Police in states battling persistent bandit attacks 72 hours to submit updated security threat assessments and operational requirements to the Force Headquarters, as the Nigeria Police Force moves to intensify operations in vulnerable communities.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has announced a ban on drone operations and fireworks in Uyo, alongside temporary restrictions on major roads and strategic locations, ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to the state on Friday, November 6.
The disciplinary action, which affected 42 officers, was approved at the Commission’s plenary meeting presided over by its Chairman, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.), at the Solomon Arase Conference Hall, the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
Zamfara Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Bello, who confirmed the arrest of Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun while parading the suspect before journalists in Gusau, the state capital, said the command promptly deployed its intelligence resources after the video emerged to identify those involved and establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has arrested a 26-year-old suspected armed robber and recovered two locally made pistols, a cartridge and two machetes during an intelligence-led operation in Ifa Atai community, as the police intensify efforts to curb violent crime in the state.
According to reports of the Coroner’s findings, Njoku was detained for approximately six weeks over an allegation of stealing – an ordinarily bailable offence. The Coroner found that money was demanded in connection with his release and rejected attempts to justify his continued detention by subsequently portraying him as a terrorist.
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has hailed Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, for his professional and balanced handling of security affairs during the height of the political crisis in the State, urging him to sustain the same impartial approach as Nigeria moves towards the 2027 general elections.
The Akwa Ibom Police Command has rescued a Ghanaian fisherman and other victims allegedly abducted by suspected sea pirates along the coastal waters of Ibeno Local Government Area of the state.
The Nigeria Police Force has intensified its crackdown on terrorism, illegal arms manufacturing and violent crime across the country, arresting suspected terrorist collaborators, dismantling an illegal weapons factory and recovering firearms linked to previous attacks.
July 9 (THEWILL) — Benue State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Abdullahi Usman of Awe Local Government Area in Nasarawa State in connection with the assassination of a lecturer at the Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi,...
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
