Nigeria police
7 Feb
The Nigeria Police has cautioned the public on the use of dating applications due to growing cases of sextortion, blackmail and cybercrimes. Force Public Relations Officer (PRO), Ademuyiwa Adejobi
6 Feb
A private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Limited, has arrested a vessel registered in Moldova but operated by an all-Nigerian crew, with 88,000 litres of stolen crude oil. According to Tantita's Executive Director, Technical & Operations, Captain Warredi Enisuoh, the ship and 12 crew were arrested at Seigana oil fields in Bayelsa state and were…
6 Feb
Nigeria Police has cautioned the public on the use of dating applications due to growing cases of sextortion, blackmail and cybercrimes. Force Public Relations Officer, (PRO), Ademuyiwa Adejobi, gave the caution at a briefing on a recent case of sextortion, cyberbulling, character defamation, and blackmail in Abuja. He said increasing cases of cybercrimes in Nigeria…
6 Feb
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1 Feb
Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has rolled out measures to ensure a peaceful conduct of the 2024 run-off/bye-elections across 26 states on Saturday, 3 February 2024. Some of the measures disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Thursday include the enforcement of movement…
29 Jan
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, cultist, and kidnapper in Ogun State. This was confirmed in a statement by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in the early hours of Monday. "The Ogun State Police Command, on Saturday, 27th January 2024, at about 2:30 am, arrested One…
26 Jan
The Nigeria Police has revealed that a Yoruba Nation agitator, Olamilekan Odofin, has been arrested after over a year on the run. In a statement on his X handle, Lagos Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the 34-year-old was arrested by officers of Ayobo Division. According to Hundeyin, the suspect, on January 9, 2023, championed attacks…
25 Jan
Police operatives of the FCT Command attached to the Anti-kidnapping unit and the Rubochi Division Police Headquarters in the continued fight against kidnapping in FCT, rescued 14 kidnapped victims on Wednesday evening. The combined team, acting on credible intelligence stormed a Kidnapper's den located at Ukya village via Nasarawa state bordering FCT, on sighting the…
23 Jan
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the posting of 54 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to head the Intelligence Department of the Force at zonal and state commands level nationwide. Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement said IGP Egbetokun has tasked the officers to…
21 Jan
The Nigeria Police yesterday paraded a notorious Abuja kidnapper, Chinaza Philip-Okoye, on a stretcher at the Force Intelligence Response Team base, Guzape, in the Federal Capital Territory.
18 Jan
The IPC’s Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists, I-CSPJ, has expressed deep concern and disapproval following reports of a police invasion at ABN TV. The incident, which occurred during a live program titled "Youth Rendezvous" on Tuesday, was said to have resulted in the forced arrest of a guest, Mr. Udensi Donald. According to…
12 Jan
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned that the popular slogan ‘no gree for anybody’ being used by mostly youths can lead to crisis. The ‘no gree for anybody’ catchphrase has gone viral in the Nigerian social media space and also on the streets. The catchphrase loosely means ‘do not tolerate any form of nonsense…
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