The Nigerian police have released Fisayo Soyombo, journalist and founder of online newspaper, FIJ, who was detained earlier on Monday. FIJ made this known in a tweet shortly after it announced his detention. “We can confirm that...
The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim, Mudassiru Malan, who was reportedly denied food for six weeks by bandits for failing to pay a ransom. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed...
The police in Lagos has said it prevented a middle-aged man from killing himself in the state on Wednesday. In a statement released on Saturday by Adekunle Ajisebutu, the police spokesperson, the incident happened on September...
Gunmen who murdered the younger brother of Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, abducted five persons, according to the police. Sowore had broken the news of Felix Olajide, his immediate younger brother, in a Facebook post...
* The Kaduna State Government, says Troops of Operation Safe Haven, have rescued three travelers from armed bandits along the Gidan Waya-Godogodo road, in Jema’a Local Government Area (LGA), of the state. * The police have...
The police in Lagos said they have arrested 28 suspected criminals at black spots at Canal Axis, Ago-Ogota area of the state on Tuesday Adekunle Ajisebutu, the police spokesperson, said in a statement on Wednesday that...
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting and redeployment of twenty-four (24) Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) to zonal commands and formations throughout the country. The IGP, in a...
Bandits have released six from a group of 28 people they had been holding for 67 days, as Sallah gifts to their community in Katsina State. * The police have confirmed three officers were injured after...
The police in Kaduna State have confirmed the abduction of students by armed groups at Bethel Baptist Secondary School, Kujama in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson, Muhammad Jalige, in a statement...
The Police Council has confirmed Usman Alkali Baba as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Usman Alkali was confirmed on Friday during a meeting of the council in Abuja presided over by Buhari. The Minister of...