Nigeria Police

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,...

July 8 (THEWILL) — Operatives of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrested a 36-year-old suspected vehicle thief and recovered a stolen mini bus in an intelligence-led operation, thwarting an alleged attempt to dispose of the vehicle. The Command's spokesperson,...

June 23 (THEWILL) — The Lagos Police Command has arrested four suspects after intercepting a truck conveying military camouflage uniforms and cartons of suspected hard drugs. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh Tijani Fatai, disclosed...

June 5 (THEWILL) — The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt in Abuja following a fierce gun battle with suspected kidnappers in the Byazhin area of the nation's capital. The Command's Public Relations Officer, SP...

May 30 (THEWILL) — The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the promotion of 17,952 junior police officers nationwide, while warning that the Force will not tolerate any form of reprisal attacks or breakdown of law and order...

May 26 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination to strengthen Nigeria’s internal security framework, charging the newly inaugurated Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund to deliver measurable results in support of policing operations...

May 24, (THEWILL) — The reported attempt to deploy the police to investigate and intimidate citizens and lawyers for submitting petitions to the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Enugu State Judicial Service Commission raises serious concerns about abuse...

May 21, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force has commenced disciplinary action against ASP Newton Isokpehi following a viral video in which the officer was seen making threatening remarks against members of the public filming police activities. In the now...

May 10, (THEWILL) — First, all allegations of extrajudicial killings must be investigated by independent bodies – not by the police alone. The Police Service Commission and the National Human Rights Commission must assert their mandates without fear or...