Tag: Police

Police Confirmrs 1 killed, 2 Community Leaders Abducted in Bauchi

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Bauch State has confirmed that gunmen killed one person and abducted three others, including two community leaders in the Ningi Local Government Area of the state.  The Spokesman of the command, SP. Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the development in an interviewon Monday in Bauchi. He said that the gunmen attacked a community known as Balma, killing one person and abducting three others, including two community leaders late on Saturday. Wakil said the two community leaders were a village head in Balma community and a ward head in…

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“Declare suspended Adamawa REC ‘wanted’ – INEC urges Police

Aminu Imam

…Says his whereabouts unknown The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has said the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC), Hudu Ari, is nowhere to be found. The Commission also urged the Nigeria Police to declare the suspended REC as ‘wanted’, following his declaration of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator A’isha Dahiru, popularly known as Binnani, as the winner of the April Adamawa supplementary poll. Festus Okoye, who disclosed this when featured on Channels Television programme yesterday, said, “We don’t know where he is; because, after this particular incident, the…

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Police arrest two suspects over stoning driver to death

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command, on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure. The angry mob on Monday stoned Tope to death, when his alleged reckless driving caused an accident that resulted in the death of two persons and injured six others. The late Tope was said to have allegedly rammed into about five commercial motorcycles with their passengers along Ijoka road, by Sunday bus stop, Akure, in Ondo state capital. Irate mob had allegedly beaten and…

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Kaduna: Police arrest suspected attackers of el-Rufa’i’s convoy, begins probe

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State Police Command have arrested the suspected attackers of the convoy of the state Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i by suspected members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites. A statement by the spokesman of the Command, DSP Mohammed Jalige, says the security officials attached to the Governor’s convoy cleared the Bakin-Ruwa axis of Rigasa, Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway after armed hoodlums suspected to be members of the IMN attacked law-abiding citizens and prevented motorists from plying the route. He explained that the hoodlums in a large…

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March 11 Polls: ‘INEC, DSS, Police, Military tasked on credible elections’ – Ramalan, Chairman, Kaduna Restoration Group

Aminu Imam

A pro-Democracy and Good Governance group, operating under the aegis of Kaduna Restoration Group, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), in Kaduna State to conduct free, fair and credible elections on Saturday to save the State from political crisis. An issued statement by the Kaduna Restoration Group Chairman,, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan yesterday, urged the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Director State Security Service (DSS), the Military and other security agents in the State to synergise and ensure free fair and credible elections. The group also urged…

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425,106 security operatives to cover elections – IGP Baba

Aminu Imam

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba yesterday disclosed that a total of 425,106 security operatives will be deployed for the presidential and National Assembly elections slated for today. Speaking during a media briefing organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, the IGP said the figure excludes members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. He explained that the personnel are drawn from the Nigerian Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC) National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,…

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Obasanjo says appointment of former IGPs as PSC Chair wrong

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday in Abuja frowned at the appointment of former Inspectors-General of Police as chairmen of the Police Service Commission (PSC). President Muhammadu Buhari appointed former Inspector-General of Police, Musiliu Smith as chairman of the PSC in 2018. He resigned in 2022 and retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi took over as acting chairman. In January 2023, President Buhari appointed another retired Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase as substantive chairman of the PSC Obasanjo expressed his misgivings when he spoke at the public presentation of a book: “Policing…

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Alleged kidnapping: Police arrest 10 suspects, others in Jigawa

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Jigawa says it has arrested ten suspects for alleged kidnapping and other offences in the state. The Police Commissioner, Emmanuel Ekot announced this while parading the suspects in Dutse on Tuesday. He said the police arrested four suspects, aged between 24 and 30, in connection with alleged kidnapping of one Alhaji Ahmadu Garba, on Nov. 11 at about 12:30 a.m. at Kwadabe village in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state. Ekot said the command’s Special Investigation Bureau (SIB) acting on credible information trailed and succeeded…

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Police Gets 2 new DIGs, promote 427 senior officers

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and promotion of 427 senior police officers. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the commission had also, approved promotion examinations for police officers in line with the Public Service Rules with effect from 2023. Ani said the decisions were highpoints of the 15th Plenary Meeting of the Commission presided over by its acting Chairman, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi,…

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House of Reps urges IGP on thorough investigation of alleged killing of Ummita by Chinese boyfriend

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
late Ummulkulthum Buhari and estranged lover Geng Guaroung

The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (I-G) to direct a thorough investigation into alleged killing of Miss Ummulkulthum Buhari, by a Chinese national, Mr Geng Quanrong in Kano. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Kabiru Rurum (APC-Kano state) at the plenary on Wednesday. Moving the motion, Rurum said that the suspected murder of the young lady occurred last week, in her house in Janbulo, Dorayi Babba in Gwale Local Government area of Kano State. The lawmaker said that…

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