Nigerian police arrest officer, three civilians for alleged extortion, robbery
He said the arrest followed a viral video in which a victim allegedly accused some police officers of abducting him.
He said the arrest followed a viral video in which a victim allegedly accused some police officers of abducting him.
“The church was sealed following intelligence reports that some people planned to burn it down..."
A blast from one of the factory’s machines left seven Nigerian and expatriate workers seriously injured.
“Upon arrival, operatives found a truck loaded with gas cylinders engulfed in flames at Tamal filling station."
A rumour of a bomb explosion on Murtala Way, near Jos Terminus, in Jos North Local Government Area caused panic ...
The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State, Audu Dabigi Ali, in a statement cautioned all parents and guardians to restrain their ...
“The officer responsible for the shooting had been disarmed, arrested and detained, and would face disciplinary action immediately,” the police ...
The police say 11 people have died in the incident.
INEC appealed to politicians in Kogi State during a one-day meeting with political parties and candidates, among others, in Lokoja, ...
The police commissioner in Kogi State says the planned deployment of a large number of personnel is due the past ...
The State Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Grimah, has directed that the perpetrators be arrested and prosecuted.
The police recovered one hammer, five axes, five locally-made pistols, two locally made double-barrel, twenty-two live cartridges, two expended cartridges, ...
The Zamfara police also succeeded in the arrest of wanted notorious bandits, cattle rustlers and kidnappers, an official said.
The suspects were alleged to have invaded the palace on the order of the monarch's son.
The two men were arrested and kept in a correctional facility in Kabba, Kogi State, for protesting and pasting critical ...
Police said the gunmen were armed robbers
“No one who violates the building codes or regulations in the state will be allowed to go scot-free," the governor ...
“They were rescued through the peace dialogue initiated by Governor Bello Matawalle, without paying any kobo as ransom."
“This moment, many members of the OPC, including our commandant, have gone into hiding to avert further bloody clash with ...
“In Nyuwar, I was told eight persons died and here (Hemen village) in Jessu community, I was told seven died, ...
The police say the officers discovered expired goods worth billions of naira at a warehouse where they were offered the ...
The police say they engaged the bandits in a gunfight that lasted over three hours.
Police say it is part of measures to enhance community policing.
The curfew is to take effect from 4 pm, October 19.
A prince and three members of the same family were among the victims of the Plateau attack.
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