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VIDEO: Edo CP orders probe after police, traffic officers clash
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (299+ words) Police, traffic officers clash in Edo. Credit: Facebook| Edo State Police Command The Edo State Police Command has ordered a discreet investigation into an altercation involving officers of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency and the Intelligence Response Team. The…...
Rights groups laud police boss over handling of disputes
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (506+ words) A woman and child rights advocacy groups, Excel Ladies International and the Human Rights and Justice Advocates have expressed satisfaction with the professional conducts of the personnel of the Police Area Command, Onitsha, in the area of handling matters that…...
Retired cop goes missing after meeting Ogun business associate
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (634+ words) A retired Superintendent of Police, Emmanuel Ahmed, has gone missing after leaving his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to meet a Fulani man with whom he had a cattle-rearing arrangement. Ahmed’s son, Emmanuel Nehemiah, told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that…...
Police dismiss viral September 18 training notice for recruits
1+ week, 3+ day ago (277+ words) The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a social media publication directing prospective Police Constable recruits to report for training on September 18, 2026. “The Nigeria Police Force has observed a publication circulating on social media purportedly emanating from the Force, directing prospective…...
UPDATED: Police dismiss three officers over UNIPORT graduate killing
1+ week, 3+ day ago (520+ words) The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed three of its officers linked to the killing of a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Anthony Obodo, along Ada George in Port Harcourt last Thursday. Also, the command said a member…...
Police deny teargassing Lagos pensioners, CDHR demands probe
1+ week, 4+ day ago (793+ words) The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday denied tear-gassing pensioners during their protest in Alausa, describing reports of the alleged incident as false and misleading. This comes as the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights demanded an investigation into…...
Police deny teargassing Lagos pensioners, say viral image AI-generated
1+ week, 4+ day ago (461+ words) The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday debunked reports of images circulating on social media about the use of tear gas on pensioners during a protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday, August 31, 2026. According to a report…...
Police arrest suspects over staged kidnapping, rescue two-year-old
2+ week, 1+ day ago (377+ words) The Nigeria Police Force has arrested suspects linked to a staged kidnapping involving a two-year-old child and separately uncovered a suspected kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate. The Force said operatives of its Intelligence Response Team made the arrests during two…...
Osun Shooting: Police Blame Hoodlums, Identify Deceased
2+ week, 4+ day ago (603+ words) Osun State Police Command has said suspected hoodlums who snatched an AK‑47 service rifle from its personnel were responsible for the killing of two persons in Ikire on Monday. In a statement signed and released by the command Public Relations…...
American jailed 10 years for using ChatGPT to plan bank robbery
2+ week, 5+ day ago (481+ words) A 23-year-old Omaha, Nebraska man who used ChatGPT to plan a bank robbery has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison after he robbed a bank at gunpoint and threatened two employees with death. Deron Lewis-Payne was sentenced on August…...