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Lagos Police Arrest 150 Suspects, Recover 100 Unregistered Motorcycles in Crime Crackdown

July 6, 2026

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 150 suspects and recovered 100 unregistered motorcycles, firearms, suspected stolen property and illicit drugs during a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts in parts of the

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Police Appoint New Assistant Inspector-General For Zone 4

April 6, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has appointed Assistant Inspector-General Dankombo F. Morris as head of Zone 4 headquarters in Makurdi, overseeing operations in Benue, Nasarawa and Plateau states. Morris, who joined the police

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Panel Proposes Moving 60% of Police to State Forces, Experts Divided

March 30, 2026

A committee set up by Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has proposed transferring at least 60 percent of the country’s police officers to new state-controlled forces under a planned decentralised policing

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6 Key Details Police Have Revealed About the Lagos Monarch’s Son’s Death

March 10, 2026

The killing of Prince Ademola Akinloye, popularly known as Demola, shocked residents of Lekki and surrounding communities in Lagos. Prince Ademola was the 50-year-old first son of Oba Tijani Akinloye, the traditional

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Seven AIGs Slated for Promotion as DIGs, Including Mba Prepare to Exit

March 6, 2026

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Frank Mba and several other senior officers are set to retire from the Nigeria Police Force following recent changes in the force’s leadership, sources said Thursday. Their exit

Edo Election: IGP Restrict Movement, Ban Security Escorts To Ensure Peaceful Poll

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IGP Egbetokun Resigns, Successor Named

February 24, 2026

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has resigned from his position following a directive from President Bola Tinubu, according to a presidency source. The source said Egbetokun stepped down after a

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Nigeria Police Recruitment Extension Sparks Public Skepticism

January 26, 2026

Despite receiving more than 400,000 applications for just 50,000 vacancies, Nigeria’s police authorities have extended the deadline for constable recruitment — a move that has triggered widespread scepticism and criticism from the

Spokesperson of Lagos State Police command SP Benjamin Hundeyin

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Police Confirm Mass Abduction in Kaduna After Initial Denials

January 21, 2026

Nigerian police have confirmed that a mass abduction took place in a remote community in Kaduna state, reversing earlier statements that had dismissed reports of the incident as false. In a statement

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Conflicting Reports Emerge on Kaduna Church Abduction

January 19, 2026

Conflicting accounts have emerged over reports that more than 100 worshippers were abducted during church services in Kaduna State on Sunday. Security officials dismissed the allegations as false while some religious leaders

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Tiger Base Police Unit: Nigeria’s Criminal Police System

December 14, 2025

Over the past few days, agonising reports of the notorious Tiger Base police unit’s activities in Owerri, Imo State, have agitated social media. They have not stopped their actions, sustaining an atmosphere

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Tears Of Deceit: Widow’s Grieving Facade Shattered By Shocking Arrest

March 2, 2025

In a stunning twist, a woman’s uncontrollable shouting cries at her police officer husband’s funeral turned out to be a heartless ruse, as she was arrested shortly after for orchestrating his brutal

Police Arrest Many After clash with Shi'Ite

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Police In Mass Arrest Over Bloody Clash With Shi’ites

August 26, 2024

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command say several arrests have been made, following a clash with members of the El Zakzaky movement, also known as Shi’ites, that led to the death

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NASENI Pledges Overhaul Of Police Assets To Boost National Security

February 4, 2024

National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has committed to refurbishing and upgrading redundant operational assets.

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Anambra Police Recover Trailer-load Of Cement Hijacked At Gunpoint, Manhunt Ordered

July 17, 2023

Police operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have recovered a trailer loaded with cement. The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye has ordered a manhunt of the suspects. The trailer-load of cement

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Police Recover 182 Illicit Arms In 1 Month, As IGP Orders Continuous Mop-up To Ensure Peaceful Poll

March 14, 2023

The Nigerian Police Force disclosed that additional 182 sophisticated arms and 430 ammunitions of various calibres have been recovered within the last month. According to a statement by the spokesperson, Force Headquarters,

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Peter Obi, Nigerians React, Police Investigates Akere Spare Parts’ Fire Outbreak

March 8, 2023

The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has revealed that an investigation into the fire that engulfed Akere Spare Parts Market is ongoing. According to Hundeyin, the body of a 65-year-old

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Bolanle Raheem: Buhari Speaks As Murdered Lawyer’s Husband Says Was Pregnant With Twins

December 27, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has commented on the tragic death of Bolanle Raheem, following the news of her pregnancy. New information on the tragic event shows that the trigger-happy policeman who shot the

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Former Premier League Player Becomes Policeman After Retirement

November 13, 2022

Premier League forward Tommy Wright has decided to tow quite a different way from most players would after their retirement from the game as the onetime Leicester City star has swapped the

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Why Moroccan Police Stopped Rivers United From Training Ahead CCL Clash

October 14, 2022

The Confederation of Africa Football through its Head of Securities, Nigeria's Dr Chris Emeruwa has cleared the air on why Moroccan poicemen prevented Nigeria's representatives in the second round return leg of

Ondo Police Chief Calls Owo Catholic Church Attack An ‘Explosion’, Deploys Anti-bomb Squad

June 5, 2022

Sequel to the bomb explosion that killed scores of worshippers at the Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State on Sunday, the state's Police Commissioner CP Oyeyemi

Kyari To Appear In Court Today, US Offers Embattled Police Officer Legal Representation

March 7, 2022

Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari would be arraigned before the Federal High Court today (Monday) for eight count charges of attempting to bribe an official of The National Drug Law

Police Arrests Kyari For Complicity In Drug-related Offences

February 14, 2022

The Nigeria Police Force, NPF on Monday arrested former Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari barely few hours after he was declared wanted. Kyari was arrested after the National

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UPDATE: Police Speak On Alleged Helicopter Crash

January 27, 2022

Prime Business Africa can report that Nigeria Police Force has debunked some rumors which claimed that its helicopter crashed in Bauchi State. This was contained in a statement by the NPF’s spokesperson,

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Police Chief In Niger Tasks 266 New-ranking Officers On Terrorism

January 23, 2022

By Bala Yahaya, Minna The Niger State Police Command has decorated 266 newly-promoted officers with their ranks. Admonishing the officers at the Command Headquarters in Minna, the Commissioner of Police, Mr

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Kidnap Kingpin Evans Sentenced To Death 4 Years After Arrest

November 25, 2021

Notorious kidnap kingpin Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike alias Evans Thursday was sentenced to death four years after his arrest by the Nigeria Police. Evans plotted and executed mindless kidnap

Happening Now: Accreditation Commences At Major Anambra Cities As Election Begins

November 6, 2021

Accreditation is already ongoing in Anambra state for voters to be able to exercise their civic rights, Prime Business Africa reports. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials are already on ground with

Abducted University of Abuja Staff, Relatives Regain Freedom

November 2, 2021

Prime Business Africa can authoritatively report Tuesday evening that the four lecturers of the University of Abuja and their two relatives that were abducted by bandits at 1am Tuesday have been

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Nigeria Police Force To Conclude 2020 Recruitment Drive, Job Portal Opens Monday

October 17, 2021

By Izuchukwu Okosi Nigerians wishing to be recruited into the Nigeria Police Force have been informed on the latest updates coming from the Force headquarters. The job portal for the police

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FCT Police Command Appoints New Spokesperson

September 15, 2021

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has appointed DSP Adeh Josephine as the new Police Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command with immediate effect. DSP Adeh

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NPA Seeks Security Agencies Collaboration To End Attacks On Vessels

August 20, 2021

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has appealed to all security agencies to join forces with the NPA, to end attacks on vessels and port facilities. Bello-Koko

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Lagos Police Arrest 103 Hoodlums, Recover Drugs, Weapons

The effort of the Lagos State Police Command in sanitizing the society and ridding it of criminally minded individuals proved successful when the command nabbed 103 hoodlums. The State Police Command was commended for a job well done by the Fight Against

July 23, 2021

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Lagos Police warn Black Axe members against Founders Day celebration

Members of Black Axe and other cult groups within Lagos have been warned by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, to desist from commemorating the founding day of the Confraternity. The Black Axe Confraternity was founded on July 7,

July 7, 2021

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