The Osun State Police Command on Friday said it had commenced a probe into the death of three persons in a healing home run by a Cherubim and Seraphim pastor, Taiwo Olaniyi, in Ofatedo area of the state. The deceased were Rasheedat Mufutau, Anifowose Basira, and Abdul-Rahman Afolabi. Also, a …
Read More »Police begin investigation into N61m Katsina govt worker lost to robbers
The Katsina State Police Command has commenced investigation into Thursday’s robbery in Katsina where a cashier in the office of the Secretary to the State Government was robbed of N61m by a two-member gang. The command spokesman, SP Isah Gambo, who confirmed the incident, said the command suspected “a conspiracy …
Read More »Police deploy 13,000 personnel for peacekeeping at UN, others
The Nigeria Police Force has deployed over 13, 000 officers for peacekeeping missions at the United Nations, African Union, and the Economic Community of West African States. The police also said beyond personnel, they had contributed material assets for peacekeeping operations all around the world towards enforcing and maintaining peace …
Read More »Police confirm report on lady who strips naked, barks like a dog
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the report of a young mentally-ill lady who stripped herself and barked like a dog in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The state police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement on Friday. He said the command was aware of the report …
Read More »Ebonyi police raid hoodlums camp, kill one in gun duel
The Ebonyi State Police Command has raided a camp suspected to belong to an armed gang of hoodlums in the state, killing one of them during a gun duel. The Command Police Public Relations Officer, Chris Anyanwu, stated this in a statement, Friday night, in Abakaliki, the state capital. According …
Read More »Ogun police confirm report on lady allegedly used for ritual
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the report of a young mentally unstable lady who stripped herself and barked like a dog in Abeokuta, the state capital. The State Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement on Friday. He said the command was aware of the report …
Read More »Abuja court orders police commission to pay ex-workers’ salaries
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja has ordered the Police Service Commission to pay all accumulated salaries and allowances of 43 disengaged employees from 2013 when they were employed. In the judgment delivered by Justice E.D Isele last week, the court held that the 43 ex-employees had …
Read More »Ogun police quiz popular artiste, Portable, invite brutalised DJ
A controversial hip-hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has been released on bail after interrogation by men of the Ogun State Police Command over alleged assault. The artiste was reported to have visited the police headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, to honour a police invitation. The police had on June 20 ordered …
Read More »Police arrest Imo man for burning 12-year-old maid’s buttocks
The police in Imo State have arrested Uzoma Egemba for scalding the buttocks, thighs and body of his 12-year-old maid for riding his children’s bicycle. Egemba who hails from Mbaise was arrested at his Umuguma residence in the early hours of Thursday following efforts made by some concerned citizens, led …
Read More »Portable reports himself to Ogun State police command over alleged assault
Fast-rising singer, Habeeb Okikiola better known as Portable has reported himself to the Ogun State Police command. The controversial singer had on Wednesday, June 29 reported himself following the report order by the police command. We reported on June 20 that Portable had gotten himself into trouble following a viral …
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