Police Dismiss Viral Claims of Herdsmen Attack in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed a viral video claiming herdsmen attacked communities in the state. Police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko said the footage was fake and created to stir panic. She confirmed that no such attack happened anywhere in Rivers and urged residents to stop sharing unverified content that could cause fear or damage […]
Tinubu Pulls Police From VIPs
President Bola Tinubu has directed that police officers attached to VIPs be withdrawn and reassigned to core policing duties nationwide. He said many communities lack adequate police presence and need strengthened security. VIP protection will now be handled by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The president also approved the recruitment of 30,000 new […]
Oyo Police Arrests Officer For Killing 14-Year-Old Student In Ibadan
Outrage rocked the Alakia–Gbagi area of Ibadan after a 14-year-old student, Kehinde Alade, was killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police officer during a traffic enforcement operation. Residents protested by marching to the Oyo State Secretariat with the boy’s body, demanding justice. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) equally condemned the […]
Security Agencies Partner EU to Fight Crime in Niger Delta
Security agencies in Nigeria, including the NSCDC, Police, NDLEA, and others, have committed to enhancing their strategies for addressing insecurity in the Niger Delta. This initiative is part of a European Union-funded program led by Search for Common Ground (SFCG). As part of the effort, security personnel from Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers States, including officers […]
German Police arrests 11 Nigerians over scam
German police say they have arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. According to a Bavarian police statement today, the Black Axe gang, who all held Nigerian citizenship and aged between 29 and 53, was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity”, with a focus in Germany […]
Nigeria not yet ready for state police
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun believes Nigeria is not “mature” for state policing despite the myriad of security challenges facing it. Speaking yesterday during a national dialogue on state police held in Abuja, the Police IG, represented by Assistant Inspector-General, Ben Okolo, said it is the submission of the leadership of the […]
Police raids a house where fake drinks are produced in Agege Lagos
Policemen attached to the Isokoko Division of the Lagos State Police Command have raided a house in Agege where fake drinks are being produced. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a video shared on his X handle yesterday, added that during the raid, four persons believed to be the masterminds […]
Kenya to pause police deployment to Haiti, as Haiti’s prime minister resigns
Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the impoverished country. It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica on Monday to discuss a political transition in Haiti. Mr. Henry is currently stranded in Puerto Rico after being prevented by “armed gangs” from returning home. […]
State Police Bill Passes Second Reading at House of Reps
A bill seeking to establish state police has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. Our correspondent Nathan Williams reports that the bill sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house, and 14 others, proposes to transfer the term “police” in the 1999 constitution from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative […]
The PDP Governors’ Forum expresses support for the creation of State Police
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has expressed full support for the creation of State Police, saying it will address the current security challenges confronting the country. The Governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the forum, Bala Mohammed, said this on Thursday when he led his colleagues in the forum on a visit […]
