Crime Facts

Imo CP: We’ll redouble efforts to combat crime

Imo State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini has reassured residents of the command’s commitment to ensure effective policing and safety of the people. Hussaini gave the assurance during the decoration of the newly promoted officers of the command in Owerri. He said the success recorded during the festive season in fighting crimes and criminality in […]

Help sustain troops’ morale, new Defence Spokesperson begs

The Director, Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor, has called on the media to help sustain the current morale of troops deployed to various operations across the country. According to him, this would enable the troops to effectively defend the territorial integrity of the country as well as win the ongoing war against insurgency in […]

Recruitment: Police extend online registration by 10 days

The Nigeria Police Force has extended the online registration in the ongoing 2021 recruitment exercise for interested and eligible Nigerians into the service of the Force as Police Constables. The new deadline for the registration on the portal is now Saturday, January 22, 2022. “With this extension, the NPF recruitment portal will remain open till […]

Recruitment: Police release list of qualified candidates, training dates

Ibe Pascal Arogorn with agency report Police have finally released a list of qualified candidates, dates, venues, and requirements for the 2020 Police Constables Recruitment Training. This is contained in a statement issued by the Enugu State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday. Ndukwe advised candidates to visit the recruitment portal […]

DHQ: 950 insurgents, 537 bandits killed in seven months

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says its troops killed 950 Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents as well as 537 bandits between May 2021 and January 2022. The insurgents and bandits were said to have been killed in the ongoing operations Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daji across the north-east and north-west. […]

Buhari: State Police Is Not An Option

President Muhammadu Buhari believes state police is not an option for the nation. The President made the remark in an exclusive interview with Channels Television which is scheduled to air on Wednesday at 7 pm (WAT). Calls for state policing have been made by several Governors as a way to solve insecurity across the country. […]

BREAKING: 178,459 police arms, ammunition missing, says AuGF

A report by the Auditor General of the Federation for 2019 says that about 178,459 different types of arms and ammunition got missing from the Police armory without being reported in 2019. It also says the police high command failed to keep a comprehensive record of unserviceable and expired firearms and ammunitions. This, it says, […]