Tag: Police
Police Reportedly Remove Force Spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin, Six Months After Serving As Ex-IGP Egbetokun’s Apologist
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has removed its Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, barely six months after he assumed the position. It was learnt that the approval for Hundeyin’s removal was given on Thursday, March 5, 2025. However, the circumstances surrounding the sudden development remain unclear as of the time of filing this report….
Bodies Of Two Kidnapped Cameroonian Women Found In Anambra River
The Anambra State Police Command on Saturday, confirmed the recovery of two female bodies believed to be among three Cameroonian women allegedly kidnapped in the state. The bodies were discovered in the Omambala River, Anambra West Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, stated that the discovery followed intensive search operations…
Nigerian Police Order Immediate Withdrawal Of Mobile Force Personnel From VIPs Nationwide
The Nigeria Police Force has ordered all Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country to be withdrawn with immediate effect. This directive was issued by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Mobile Police (AIG MOPOL), in a signal circulated from Force Headquarters, Abuja, to all…
Police Declare Sowore Wanted
The Police Command in Lagos State has declared activist, Omoyele Sowore, wanted for allegedly planning to incite public disorder and obstruct major roads in the state. Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this to journalists on Monday at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge. He said the Command was closing in on…
JUST IN: Police Re-arrest Sowore On Fresh Charge After Bail
Human rights activist and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, has been re-arrested by the Nigerian Police shortly after his court appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday. Sowore, alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, a former member of Kanu’s legal team, and ten others, had earlier met their bail conditions. The court granted them…
Why We Arrested Sowore – Police
The Nigeria Police Force said it arrested the human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, for luring protesters into a restricted area to protest in contravention of an order of a court. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said this during a media conference on Thursday in Abuja. “Sowore has been arrested by the Nigeria…
Police Arrest Sowore In Court
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested human rights activist and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was reportedly arrested on Thursday by armed policemen within the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after showing solidarity with the detained leader of…
Police Uncover Alleged Sponsors Behind Killing Of Monarch, Others In Imo
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command has uncovered the alleged sponsors behind the gruesome murder of the traditional ruler of Obudi Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, His Royal Majesty Ignatius Asor, along with several others, in a series of violent attacks across the state. According to a…
Kenya Police Facing Probe After New Death In Custody
Kenyan officers are facing another probe over the death of a man in custody, the country’s police watchdog said on Tuesday, barely three months after a similar case sparked protests. The east African nation faces long-standing allegations of police brutality, with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) saying in June that 18 people died in…
Man Arrested For Alleged Murder Of Brother’s 39-Year-Old Pregnant Wife In Kwara
The police in Kwara State have arrested one Sylvester Enemo for the alleged murder of a 39-year-old pregnant woman, identified as Mrs. Esther Enemo, in Ilorin, the state capital. It was gathered that the suspect, aged 29, dismembered the victim, said to be his elder brother’s wife, after killing her at Temidire community, Egbejila Road,…