The Police Command in Rivers says it has detained some officers over the alleged shooting and killing of a commercial driver in Port Harcourt. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday. Agabe said the incident occurred on Thursday after an altercation …
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The Nigeria Police Force has paraded four suspects, including two nephrologists, over an alleged organ-harvesting syndicate in Nasarawa State. According to the police briefing reported by Channels Television, the suspects allegedly targeted vulnerable young men, luring them into kidney donations and paying them far less than the alleged value of …
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The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to comments made by Mr. Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as “VeryDarkMan (VDM),” at the recent Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference in Port Harcourt, in which he alleged that police officers manning checkpoints along major highways relay information to kidnappers …
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The Nigeria Police Force has invited social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, to substantiate a claim he made during a speech at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference in Port Harcourt. Newsextra24 reports that VeryDarkMan on Tuesday served as a panelist at the 66th Annual General …
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The Kogi Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Kankarofi, has urged youths to reject political violence, digital thuggery, misinformation and criminality. Kankarofi made the call on Saturday while delivering his welcome address at the command’s commemoration of International Youth Day 2026. The event was held under the theme, ‘Different Contexts, Common …
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The Nigeria Police Force has announced the dismantling of a deadly kidnapping syndicate responsible for a series of attacks along the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)-Nasarawa border, saying the operation followed weeks of intelligence gathering and coordinated tactical raids. The Force disclosed the breakthrough in a video shared on its official …
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has denied reports that the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, issued a “shoot-on-sight” order to police officers during a stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi, Benue State. The Force described the reports as inaccurate and said the IGP was only explaining the existing rules guiding the use of firearms by …
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The Edo Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the chairmanship election in the 18 local government areas of the state, held on Saturday. Mr Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, Chairman of the Commission announced this at a news conference on Sunday in Benin. …
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CSP Omolade Adegoke, Force Drone Commander of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Airwing, has received an international award in recognition of her leadership, innovation and contributions to public service. The award was presented on May 30 by the Global Leaders and Business Awards (GLBA) in London. This is contained in …
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The Nigeria Police Force has secured the conviction of two arms traffickers prosecuted for terrorism-related offences after they were arrested in arms trafficking operation in Katsina State. Following their arrest, they were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Katsina, which sentenced them to over 20 years’ imprisonment. The Force …
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