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Nigerian Female Police Officer, Mary Yetunde Aina Wins World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Belt
A Nigerian female police officer, Mary Yetunde Aina (aka Iron Abbey), has clinched the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Bantamweight title belt.She clinched the title on the 18th of February 2022 at City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex, London.Abbey, who serves in the Lagos State Police Command, had previously won several a -
JUST IN: 5 Suspected Cultists & Drug Dealers Arrested By Police In Ekiti
The Nigeria Police Force, Ekiti Command, on Saturday said it has arrested five suspected cultists and drug barons following a tip-off in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.Sunday Abutu, the command’s Spokesperson, made this known in a statement in Ado-Ekiti.Mr Abutu said the command, on February 18 at about 2.30 p.m, received a credible tip off that a -
BREAKING: Mass Failure: 90% Of Intending Police Officers Failed Recruitment Exams — PSC Reveals
According to Vanguard, the Police Service Commission (PSC) at the weekend in Benin, said over 90 per cent of intending police officers did not score up to 30 per cent in the police recruitment examinations across the country.The Commissioner representing the Mass Media and the South-south Zone in the Police Service Commission (PSC), Austin Braimoh -
Man, Akinyemi Thomas Arrested By Police For Parading Himself As Police Inspector In Ogun
One Akinyemi Thomas has been arrested by the police for parading himself as an Inspector of the Nigeria Police Force in Ogun State.The 38-year-old Thomas was arrested on Wednesday while policemen attached to Sagamu divisional headquarters were on routine patrol of their area with the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Godwin Idehai.The cops had sighte -
JUST IN: Katsina Police Kill 2 Notorious Bandits, Recovers 1 AK47 Rifle, 150 Cattle
The Katsina State Police Command has killed two armed bandits, recovering one AK47 rifle and 150 rustled animals from the terrorists.The state police spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, told newsmen that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Mallumfashi mobilized his operatives based on a distress call he received.He said the bandits attacked the -
"Stop Harassing, Collecting Money From GBV Victims" – Akwa Ibom 1st Lady Warns Police
The Akwa Ibom State First Lady, Dr Martha Udom Emmanuel has urged the state Police Command to refrain from harassing and demanding money from victims of Gender-Based Violence, GBV before their cases are attended to.She added that such attitudes have scared away other victims of GBV from speaking out and going to the police to lodge their complaint -
Sugar Daddy Pours Acid on Girlfriend For Reporting Him to Police After He Leaked Her S3x Tape (VID)
A 54-year-old Sugar Daddy has reportedly poured ac!d on his 18-year-old girlfriend and her mother for reporting him to the police after he leaked her s3x tape. While it is not clear why he leaked the young lady's s3x tapes, his action got the lady and her mother upset and they lodged a complaint at the Koforidua Police Station where he was ma -
VID: How US Police Tortured Black Kid, Allows White Kid Sit On Comfortably While He Watch
Two New Jersey police officers are under investigation after breaking a scuffle at Bridgewater Commons Mall. A video being circulated on social media shows two teenagerss engaging in a physical altercation, shortly before officers pinned the black teen to the ground and handcuffed him, leaving the white teen involved in the fight sitting on a couc -
Police Report Reveals Abba Kyari’s Brother Received N279m From Hushpuppi
POLICE reports have revealed how members of a syndicate led by international scammer, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi paid N235, 120, 000 to a younger brother of a former Commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba KyariInvestigation also reveals that Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, equally transferred N44 million to his brother� -
Bauchi Police Nab Army Personnel, Yusuf Gongpolai Adams With 81 Parcels Cannabis
Commissioner of Police in the State, Umar Sanda told journalists on Tuesday at the Command headquarters in Bauchi that his men intercepted a Toyota Highlander vehicle driven by one Yusuf Gongpolai Adams attached to Nigerian Army 145 Battalion,He stated saying that; “Upon my assumption of office as the Commissioner of Police, the Command’ -
Gombe Police Inspector, Arastus Dimka Cries Out, Says He's Back To Square 1 After House Fire
Arastus Dimka, a 47-year-old police inspector in Gombe State, tells CHIMA AZUBUIKE he is back to ground zero after a fire incident that razed down his house and destroyed his properties and those of his family members Can you introduce yourself? My name is Arastus Dimka. I am a 47-year-old police Inspector based in Gombe State. I am from Taraba St -
Ritualists Caught With Human Head Burnt In Front Police Station In Ogun (Photo)
Two suspected ritualists have been set ablaze after being caught with a human head at Oja-Odan, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State.The suspects, identified as Idowu Afolabi and Johnson Adebiyi, had earlier been arrested and detained at Oja Odan police station on Saturday.But irate youths reportedly broke into the police cell to drag ou -
BREAKING: How Unknown Gunmen Attack Police Station In Anambra
Unknown gunmen on Friday, February 11, attacked Uli Police Divisional Headquarters in Anambra state.A statement released by the command says the attack was successfully repelled due to the superior fire of the police operatives.The attackers abandoned one of their operational vehicles Lexus 330 black colour and fled the sceneThe station is in good -
JUST IN: Private OAU Hostel Queried Over Death Of Student, Police Investigate
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has issued a query to the owner of BVER, a private hostel on the campus of the institution, where a student lost her life.A second-year student in the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Ajibola Heritage Ayomikun, who resided in the hostel repo -
Yobe Police Arrest 20Yrs Old, Mai Goni For Allegedly Hacking Father To Death With A Pestle
The Police Command in Yobe, yesterday, said a 20-year-old man, Mai Goni, allegedly hacked his father, Goni Kawu, to death with a pestle in Masaba, Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State.The command’s spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said in Damaturu that the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 7: 30 p.m.He said Kawu, 65, sustained an inj -
One Person Left Dead After More Than 30 Bandits Attack Kogi Police Command
Over 30 suspected bandits, in the late hours of Sunday, attacked Okene Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force in Kogi State.It was learnt that one bandit was killed, while several others ran to their enclaves during the exchange of firearms between the criminals and the security personnel.In a statement on Sunday night by Kingsley Fanwo, Commiss -
Prison Escapee, Daberechi Chukwu Arrested For Killing Retired Police Officer In Imo
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kpatuma was abducted at his residence by a group of young men, suspected to be cultists.They took him to a nearby bush where they allegedly killed him, brought his body back and dumped it in front of his compound.The command’s spokesman, Mike Abattam (CSP), said in a statement that the suspect, Daber -
"We Only Asked If She Had Prescription For Pregnancy Strip, Postpill" - Ogun Police
The Ogun State Police Command has denied arresting a student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Olanipekun.Oladayo Irenimofe, on Friday for buying a pregnancy test kit and contraceptive.Rather, the Police Public Relations Officer, DS, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the police were doing their duties by questioning her whether she had a doctor's prescripti -
Police Takes Into Custody Traffic Officer Who Beat Motorist To Death In Kaduna
An official of Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency who allegedly beat a motorist to death along the Ali Akilu Road, in the Ungwan Sarki metropolis on Friday February 4 has been arrested by the police. The state Commissioner of Police, Mudassiru Abdullahi ordered the arrest as confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state -
Scary Moment a Driver Almost Hit Police Officers At Their Checkpoint While on High Speed (VID)
A young man has been captured on tape driving past a police checkpoint at high speed nearly hitting a policeman in the process.In a short video posted online, the motorist could be seen breaking the line and zooming off while police officers were checking a car in front of him.The officers had to swiftly move out of the road when they saw him driv -
Hushpuppi: Police Service Commission Wants Abba Kyari Dismissed, Prosecuted
According to The Gazette, the Police Service Commission (PSC) is pushing to have disgraced Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari dismissed and prosecuted soon. This comes after he was indicted by the FBI for allegedly conniving with internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, to defraud a Qatari businessman. The supercop was accu -
Reactions As Police Reportedly Arrests MAPOLY Student For Buying Pregnancy Test Strips
A female student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic has allegedly been arrested by the police for purchasing pregnancy test strips and contraceptives in Abeokuta, Ogun State.Twitter user, @Sisi_Olole who made the claim, gave the name of the student as Olanipekun Oladayo Irenimofe and also revealed that she's her sister.She further alleged that the -
Arewa Boys In Tears As Police Burst Gang Members, Arrest 5 In Lagos
Five members of Awawa boys have been arrested by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command.They were apprehended on Thursday in their hideouts in Mulero, Orile Agege, Abule Egba and Agege.The police said the three suspects were nabbed on Wednesday and handed over to the divisional police units in respective areas.The gang an -
Kano Govt Orders Police to Exhume Corpse Of Student Tortured to Death by Islamic Clerics
Kano state government has asked the police to exhume the corpse of an Almajiri child allegedly tortured to d3ath by his teacher.The directive was given by Dr Muhammad Tahar Adamu, the state's Commissioner of Religious Affairs who visited the school at Wailari area of Kano State on Tuesday February 1.The Police Public Relations Officer in Kano -
Some of These Ritualists Learn The Acts From Nollywood Movies — Ogun Police PRO
The Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State command, has called on Nollywood to desist from promoting r!tual k!llings for wealth in their movies..The command's spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, also urged religious bodies to desist from preaching only about prosperity advising them to hinge their sermons on morality...He made the call while parading t -
Imo Police Burst Criminal Hideout, Recovers Recover Guns, Others
The Imo State Police Command has busted a criminal hideout in a bush at Amaukwu Orodo in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area, recovering one pump-action gun with live cartridges and other items.The Police Public Relations Officer, Michael Abattam, stated this in a release in Owerri on Tuesday.Abattam, who signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Pol -
Nigerian Pastor, Oba Solomon Invited By Police After Prophesying Tinubu Won’t Be President
The Nigeria Police Force has invited Instagram cleric, Prophet Adelana Adekunle Solomon, popularly known as Oba Solomon, for questioning.The police said the cleric known for his controversial preaching on social media was invited over a petition against him.“The office is investigating a matter reported to the Assistant Inspector General of Poli -
NAPTIP, New Delhi Police Arrest Nigerian Trafficker, Juliana Francis In India
Juliana Francis Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nigeria High Commission in New Delhi, India, the New Delhi Police as well as activists from the New Delhi-based Anti-Human Trafficking Organisation known as Vihaan-(WMS), in a joint operation have arrested a no -
Police Arrests 37 Suspected Bandits, Killed 23 During Gun Duel In Sokoto
The Nigeria Police “Operation Sahara Storm” said it killed 23 suspected bandits during a gun duel with insurgents in three local government areas of Sokoto State.Also, 37 suspected bandits were arrested in Illela, Rabah and Goronyo local government areas of Sokoto State.The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Operation, Force -
Nigerian Man, Hakimu Friday Shot Dead In Ghana After Allegedly Stabbing A Police Officer
A Nigerian national has been shot dead by police at the Kwabenya Hills Valley Police Station after stabbing the police commander multiple times.According to the police, the suspect identified as Hakimu Friday had earlier been reported for threatening to kill one Linda Akpor, his neighbour; a case which is still under investigation. On Friday, Iken
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