The Police Service Commission (PSC) has sanctioned the dismissal of 18 senior police officers, which include ten Assistant Superintendents, four Deputy Superintendents, two Chief Superintendents, and one Superintendent. Additionally, the Commission has authorized the demotion of 19 other senior police officers, comprising one Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Chief Superintendent, two Superintendents, two Deputy Superintendents,…
The Nigerian Police Force has provided details regarding a case in which a group of police officers illicitly acquired ₦43,160,000 from a cargo worker at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja last year. In a statement released on Wednesday by the NPF Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Ogunjobi, it was revealed that the incident,…
A 25-year-old wife of a police constable, Fiddausi Muhammad, has delivered triplets, a boy and two girls, at Dutse General Hospital in Jigawa state. Fiddausi Muhammad, who delivered through cesarean section, said it was her first pregnancy after years of waiting to conceive in her marriage. Her husband, Dayyabi Muhammad, while thanking God for a…
Famous Nigerian musician Darlington Okoye, widely recognized as Speed Darlington, has been arrested in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. The singer’s attorney and human rights advocate, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed this incident in a post on his official X account on Wednesday. Adeyanju indicated that his client was taken into custody yesterday by operatives of…
It was a black Sunday at Nibo, a community within the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday, October 20, 2024, as reports indicate that at least 16 individuals, predominantly young people, were killed by armed assailants. This unfortunate event occurred during the Onwa Asaa traditional festival, a significant cultural celebration in…
At least 90 individuals have been reported dead as a result of a tragic petrol tanker explosion that occurred in Majiya Town, located within the Taura local government area of Jigawa State, on Tuesday. The Police Spokesperson for Jigawa, Shi’isu Adam, verified this information during an interview with journalists on Wednesday. Additionally, he stated that…
Security operatives have arrested four individuals for allegedly plotting to assault government facilities and residential areas in the nation’s capital on Independence Day. According to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, the suspects were intercepted and arrested in their hideout in the Sauka region of the FCT following an intelligence report regarding their activities. In…
An officer of the Nigerian Police Force, Inspector Mohammed Bulama, has been apprehended following the murder of a 39-year-old man, Abdulmalik Dauda, in Damaturu, the state’s capital. Reports are that Bulama, assigned to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) 41 in Yobe State, was engaged in a heated dispute with his victim regarding unpaid transactions at the…
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that it arrested six individuals concerning irregularities during the gubernatorial election held in Edo State last Saturday. According to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Frank Mba. He provided this information while presenting a situation report regarding the recent election in Edo. Additionally, he revealed that authorities recovered four…
