The Nigeria Police Force has arrested one of its personnel whose service rifle was reportedly seized by residents that suspected the policeman was drunk. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Yusuf Mariam, made this known in a statement yesterday. In a viral video on Saturday, residents were seen pouring […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, underscored the need for adequate security in African countries . He said no growth or development could be achieved an insecure environment. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity , Femi Adesina , the President spoke while receiving a special envoy of the Algerian President […]
The FCT Police Command said they have rescued 19 out of 22 persons kidnapped by hoodlums on Pei-Leilei road along Kwali axis in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to a statement by the FCT Commissioner of Police, Yusuf Mariam, the rescue operation was carried out in a fierce gun duel. Also, the rescue operation was […]
Kate Osamor, a member of the United Kingdom parliament, has asked the country to reconsider funding for some Nigerian security agencies she described as “corrupt”. Speaking at the parliament’s debate on the #EndSARS crisis, the MP said the government should instead focus on poverty alleviation programmes. She specifically kicked against the UK-funded training for former […]
….inspects burnt/destroyed police stations …. address officers and men affected The Committee set-up by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu NPM,mni to access the level of damage and losses incurred by the Nigeria Police in the wake of the hijacked #Endsars protest arrived Imo state on Friday to a warm reception by the Command […]
The Nigeria Police have rescued 9 Police Officers who earlier went missing on 8th November, 2020 between Kankara town and Sheme in Katsina State after the night commercial bus they were traveling in came under attack by heavily armed men, all dressed in Military Camouflage, but suspected to be bandits. Crimefacts.News reported that the officers, […]
The Nigeria Police Force has unveiled a cybercrime reporting web portal, the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, has announced. In a statement on Thursday, Mba explained that the portal – which can be accessed via http://incb.police.gov.ng – is part of efforts directed at ensuring ease of reportage by members of the public to enable […]
Edo state police command on Wednesday said it has re-arrested 18 of the runaway inmates who escaped from the two medium correctional centres in Benin, during the #EndSARS prison break. Besides, it said 16 cultists and 14 suspected armed robbers who have been terrorizing the state capital were also nabbed in its renewed onslaught against […]
The Nigerian Army says it has concluded plans for an inter-agency training workshop as part of its preparations for the launch of ‘Exercise Crocodile Smile VI’. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, the Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Enugu, stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Enugu. “In line with Nigerian Army Training […]
The Edo State Police Commissioner, Johnson Kokumo, on Monday, November 16, 2020, said that there is justification for police officers to use firearms when their lives are being threatened. Kokumo stressed that police officers will no longer fold their hands and allow hoodlums attack and kill them at will. Kokumo said this during the inauguration […]
