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Late Tiamiyu Kazeem The Ogun State Police Command has denied allegation that an officer of the Special Anti-Robbery (SARS) Squad caused the death of Tiamiyu Kazeem, a Remo Star football player on February 22 in Sagamu, Ogun…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Abeokuta, Ogun State has arrested four suspects in a clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders at the Lafenwa Market in Abeokuta on February 13. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola…

A baby was nearly killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police officer at Mkpogu community of Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt in Rivers state on February 6. According to Twitter user who tweets with the handle @chiukwujioke, the…

A Twitter user is demanding  justice for his late sister, her friend and a keke (tricycle) driver who were killed by a drunken driver in Jos. According to the young man with the Twitter handle @OthnielAnselm his Sister Jemima,  her…

The Nigerian police have said that they cannot investigate the recent claim of stealing of ladies’ pants for money ritual because it is not empirically verifiable. The police also said that they can’t investigate divinations or…

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has disbanded the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad as constituted by his predecessor, Ibrahim Idris. Adamu took the decision on Monday when he met with Command Commissioners of…

Following the trend of stealing panties across Nigeria, the Nigerian police has announced that panties thieves will now be charged with attempted murder. Zonal Police PRO, Dolapo Badmus who disclosed this via Instagram, disclosed that…

The Cross River State Police Command has warned residents against the use of fireworks. The State Police spokesperson, DSP Irene Ugbo, who gave the warning in Calabar on Friday, said that the ban on explosives was still operational.…

An activist and Convener, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju detained for murder by the Police after 4 years of acquittal from said offence. The activist was reportedly acquitted by Justice Mohammed Haliru of the Kano High Court in 2014,…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, yesterday warned judges in the country to refrain from issuing what he described as “reckless” remand orders to the police. Onnoghen specifically charged judges not to…

A Lagos  Police officer who is said to be the Station Officer at the Onilekere police station, Ikeja, reportedly led a robbery gang which robbed a Delta firm of N30m. While his name was withheld as detectives are still on the trail…

A security guard has been killed by police after officers responded to a shooting inside a bar and thought he was the gunman, despite people screaming that he was innocent. The incident, which took place at Manny’s Blue Room Bar in…

The FCT police command have arrested 2 One Chance robbery suspects who specialise in robbing their victims of valuables and using dangerous weapons to inflict injuries on their victims, The Nation reports. On 10 November, 2018 at about…

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the arrest of four policemen over the murder of a UK returnee identified as Anita Akapson. Anita who returned from the UK last year and was a staff of the National Emergency…

A UK returnee identified as Anita Akapson, was reportedly shot dead by a policeman during a confrontation near her home in Abuja on Saturday. According to Twitter user @ihekauche, the UK Returnee was shot during a stop and search at…