The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four policemen by armed bandits on Monday night during an attack in Bungudu Local Government Area of the State. The officers were said to have mounted a checkpoint along Bungudu-Gusau Road when the armed bandits ambushed and opened fire on …
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The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday arraigned eight persons for allegedly assaulting a policeman in uniform performing his duties in the Bariga area of the state. The defendants are Mariam Ajadi, 19, Abidem Adeyemi, 35, Segun Akindutire, 25, Ndubuisi Akon, 25, Victory Ovwigho, 25, Bisola, Oshineye, 24, Ajadi Olalekan, …
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Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested two suspected armed robbers allegedly terrorising commuters along the Mayo Belwa-Ngurore highway. The highway lies south of the state capital, Yola. The two suspects are Ibrahim Sajo and Isiaka Yunusa of Baputolo and Kona communities in Numan Local Government Area. The …
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The Niger State Commissioner of Police, Ogundele J. Ayodeji on Wednesday presented cheques worth N37.9 million to 52 families of personnel of the command who died in active service between 2019 and 2022. While presenting the cheques―drawn from the IGP Family Welfare and Group Life Assurance Schemes―to next-of-kin and family …
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The growing apprehension in the Federal Capital Territory over the terror alerts issued by the United States and the United Kingdom persisted on Friday, even as the Federal Government heightened security in the capital city. Saturday PUNCH observed massive deployment of Special Forces and the elite Presidential Guards Brigade in Abuja …
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