Tag: Nigeria Police Force

Onyekachi Mba was beaten and shot by police security personnel at the Government House, Calabar, on 1 August 2025.

Cases of police brutality, extortion, extrajudicial killings and other unprofessional activities in Nigeria have continued despite sanctions by police authorities, ...

A routine stop-and-search in Uyo led to the arrest of a man who allegedly posed as a police inspector. Officers ...

The Rivers State Police Command says intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of a suspected armed robber and the recovery ...

The Conference says decentralised policing will enhance security response and address peculiar challenges within local communities.

The proposal would create a dual policing structure, redefine the relationship between federal and state authorities, and introduce new oversight ...

The clarification followed intense reactions online after the video prompted speculation that the riders were armed bandits operating freely in ...

The police disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying that the suspect, identified as Wisdom Umana, was apprehended by ...

Mr Fayoade declined to comment on reports suggesting that the abductors had made demands involving ransom payments or the release ...

It describes the exercise as orderly and largely free of major security incidents.

Police authorities in Ekiti State dismissed reports linking unrest in Isan Ekiti to the governorship election, insisting the incident stemmed ...

“Electoral offences attract sanctions. Vote buying, vote selling, ballot box snatching, violence and intimidation, destruction of electoral materials and disorderly ...

Acting through the National Cybercrime Centre (NCCC), the police on 16 April 2025 declared Ms Nneji wanted

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has directed the Katsina State Police Command to strengthen security around schools across the ...

Months after the arrest and prosecution of social media commenter Godsown Udoito and the police declaration of activist Manfred Ekpe ...

Officials said the action formed part of ongoing efforts by the state government and security agencies to dismantle criminal hideouts ...

The documentary, which chronicles an 18-month police investigation, was produced by Force New Media, a newly formed public relations unit ...

The police say preliminary intelligence indicates that some suspects escaped with gunshot injuries during the operation.

A prominent Delta rights activist who has repeatedly challenged police conduct and exposed insecurity claims the state police are plotting ...

A 14-year-old girl in Cross River died after her mother allegedly beat her over theft accusations and took her to ...

The latest recovery in Ibeno comes days after police announced the arrest of 178 suspects and the seizure of 69 ...

The police identified the suspect as Asuquo Etim, a resident of Etebi Village in Esit Eket Local Government Area of ...

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Baba Azare, disclosed this during a press briefing at the command headquarters in ...

Police in Akwa Ibom arrested a suspected armed robber after a midnight raid on a criminal hideout, recovering a locally ...

The police said apart from the arrest and dismantling of IPOB/ESN hideout, several arms and ammunition were recovered when operatives ...