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IGP orders investigation into alleged assault on female officer by her superior in Osun

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has directed the Commissioner of Police, Osun State,  CP Olaleye Faleye, to investigate the alleged assault on woman Inspector Olorunsogo Bamidele by her DCO in Ode Omu Osun State.  In a trending video, the female police officer accused her attacker who she gave his name as Ajayi Mathew of […]

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Police confirm arrest of Labour Party senatorial candidate who is Governor Umahi’s opponent

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According to the Ebonyi State Police Command, Linus Okorie, a senatorial candidate for the Labour Party (LP) in the Ebonyi South Senatorial zone, is in their custody. It was previously reported that “gunmen” abducted the two-term House candidate for the Ohaozara, Onicha, and Ivo Federal Constituency on Sunday morning. Ebonyi police command spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu

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Tinubu’s Convoy Wasn’t Attacked In Osun – Police

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A rumor that Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, had his convoy attacked in the state has been refuted by the Osun State Police Command. The rumor was stoked by a trending video, according to a statement made by the Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, on Sunday. She said in the statement: “The

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Police confirm assassination attempt on former Nasarawa commissioner

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The police has confirmed an assassination attempt on the immediate past commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources in Nasarawa state, Hon Musa Ibrahim. Ibrahim, who is a House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) for Doma South constituency, survived a gunmen attack after donating relief materials to victims of floods in his

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 In Nigeria, police harassment forces business owners, techies to pay dearly for ‘doing nothing’

Metro / /

By Niyi Oyedeji Police brutality and extortion have plagued many young Nigerians and frustrated many start-up businesses for years. In 2020, thousands of youths across the country held protests against police brutality and harassment, leading to promises by the government to reform the police system. Still, nearly two years later, young Nigerians continue to fall

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Police dare Nigerian students as armed officers take over Third Mainland Bridge to prevent another protest

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In order to stop more demonstrations on the ongoing ASUU strike, the Lagos State Police Command has sent officers to the Third Mainland Bridge. Days after the Nigerian Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) stopped Airport Road in Ikeja to protest the strike, the operatives, led by DPO of Adeniji Adele, CSP Lanre Edegbai, are maintaining

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Police arrest two kidnappers behind killing of personnel and attack on Immigration officers in Jigawa

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Two alleged kidnappers have been detained by the Jigawa State Police Command and a local watchdog organization in the state’s Taura Local Government Area. The suspects, who are between the ages of 35 and 40, were apprehended on Sunday as a result of trustworthy intelligence and credible information, according to the command’s spokesman, DSP Lawan

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Suspects confess to killing filling station manager and disclose motive

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Five suspects have been detained by the Osun State Police Command in connection with the death of a gas station manager. The suspects said that they had been paid N500,000 to kill the manager of a Mobil gas station in Osun State. They are now being detained for alleged conspiracy, armed robbery, murder and membership

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Two young men who were paid N2000 to murder 85-year-old man accused of being a wizard apprehended in Adamawa

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Two young guys have been detained by Adamawa state police in connection with the alleged savage murder of an 85-year-old man in a community who was accused of being a wizard. According to the police’s preliminary investigation, the suspects, identified as Gayawan Danzaria, 22, and Thank-God Obadia, 18, both from Shimba in the state’s Song

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