Tag: Police
One Detained In Connection With Kidnapping, Robbery Of Mitroplus Labs Founder
The Ugandan Police have arrested a man in connection with kidnapping and theft of cryptocurrencies worth $500,000 from Festo Ivaibi, the founder of Mitroplus Labs, a company focused on blockchain education.Recall that Ivaibi was on Saturday May 17 2025 kidnapped where he lost 500,000 USDT in what many describe as a fast-rising class of crypto-related…
BREAKING: Protest Hits Benue Over Killing Of Final-Year Student By Police
A protest has erupted in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, following the reported killing of Emmanuella Ahenjir, a 23-year-old final-year student of the Federal University, Wukari, by police personnel. Emmanuella was allegedly shot dead last Friday morning by unidentified police officers at the Wurukum roundabout while riding in a vehicle coming from the Gyado Villa…
UPDATED: Protest In Ibadan As Police Stray Bullet Kills Student Going For WAEC (VIDEO)
Some youths in Ibadan on Tuesday protested at Oyo State Government Secretariat over the killing of a student by a stray bullet allegedly fired by a policeman. The student, said to be writing the ongoing West African Examinations Council (WAEC) was hit by the stay bullet around Gbagi market road in the early hours of…
VIDEO: Man Demands Justice After Finding His Stolen Car In Police Use As Patrol Vehicle
A Nigerian man is calling for justice after discovering that his stolen car had been repurposed and was being used by the police for patrol duties. Sharing his story on X (formerly Twitter), he explained that the incident began in 2015 when he parked his car outside his church to attend a service. After the…
BREAKING: Police Ban Durbar Activities in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has prohibited all Durbar activities during the 2025 Eid-El-Fitr Sallah celebrations, citing security concerns and the need to uphold public order. Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori announced the ban during a press briefing at the Bompai Police Headquarters on Friday. CP Bakori stressed the importance of maintaining a peaceful…
Horror in Ibadan: Police Bust Syndicate Selling Human Body Parts for Rituals
The Oyo State Police Command has apprehended two suspects for allegedly exhuming corpses and selling body parts to ritualists, uncovering a disturbing trade in human remains. In a statement issued on Friday in Ibadan, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, announced the arrests, stating that the operation was conducted after detectives at the Iyaganku…
IGP Egbetokun Reaffirms Ban On Public Parade Of Suspects
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has reiterated the Force’s ban on the public parade of suspects by the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force. In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP says the ban aims to uphold fundamental human rights of every citizen and adhere to…
Assault: Court Grants Controversial Singer N2m Bail, Adjourns Till March 5
An Ogun State Magistrate Court, sitting in Abeokuta on Thursday, granted the controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, a bail of N2 million. Portable was arraigned for alleged assault on the government officials. Portable had walked into the Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Lagos Command, on Wednesday morning after he was declared wanted…
Wanted Controversial Singer Portable Lands In Police Net After Assaulting Government Officials
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrival of Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, at the state Criminal Investigation Department in Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state capital days after the singer was declared wanted. Portable was handed over to the Ogun State Police Command by the Lagos State Police Criminal Investigation Department where he…
Insecurity: New Police Commissioners Deployed to FCT, Benue, Ekiti, Others
Amid escalating insecurity nationwide, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has sanctioned the appointment and deployment of new Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ekiti, Benue, and two additional states. Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission’s Head of Press and Public Relations, revealed this information in a statement released on Wednesday. As per the…