400,000 Apply for 50,000 Police Jobs as PSC Extends Deadline
More than 400,000 Nigerians have applied for the ongoing Nigeria Police Force recruitment exercise, far exceeding the 50,000 vacancies available nationwide, prompting the Police Service Commission (PSC) to extend the application deadline by two weeks. The PSC announced the extension to allow more eligible candidates complete their applications and to
Police Invite Danagogo Over Alleged Plot Against Wike
The Rivers State Police Command has invited a former Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo, for questioning over an alleged plot to assassinate the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, police sources confirmed on Monday. Danagogo’s invitation follows the emergence of a leaked phone conversation reportedly
Police arrest suspected burglar for N7m theft in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected burglar, identified as Awolesi Precious, for stealing valuables worth over N7m from a lounge within the premises of the Federal University of Agriculture, FUNAAB, in Abeokuta. The suspect was intercepted by officers of Harmony Division, a station located within
Police arrest 11 suspected kidnappers in Kaduna
By Ariwodo praise izuchukwu The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected kidnappers and recovered a cache of arms and a large sum of money during operations across the state. In a statement on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mansir Hassan, said the arrests were linked
Police arrest two suspected cultists in Ogun
By Ariwodo praise izuchukwu The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended Abiodun Salami and Destiny Adeola on suspicion of involvement in cult-related activities in the Ijoko area of Sango-Ota, within the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area. The state Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed the arrest via WhatsApp on Monday,
Police arrests 8 suspected illegal miners in Kwara
The Police Command in Kwara has arrested eight suspected illegal miners and recovered three trailer loads of marble stones in the Patigi Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson of the Command, SP. Okasanmi Ajayi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Ilorin. He said the suspects were
Police arrest Borno housewife who allegedly killed husband with poison
The Borno Police Command said it had arrested a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, 25, for allegedly killing her husband, Goni Abbah with poison. The Commissioner Of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri, said that the suspect was arrested on October 19
Police arrest suspected bandit, 2 gunrunners in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State says it has arrested a suspected bandit and two gunrunners in the state. A statement by the command spokesman, DSP Mohammed Jalige on Sunday in Katsina, said that the suspected bandit was arrested on Oct. 2, at Sabon Gayan along Kaduna-Abuja highway. “The Police
Centre condemns Enugu police station attack
The Centre for Wounded Servicemen and Fallen Heroes Supports Fund (CFWS&FHSF) has described Sunday’s attack of a police station in Enugu by unknown gunmen as barbaric and extremely cruel. Retired Gen. Cecil Esekhaigbe, the Chairman Board of Trustees of the centre, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja
Police/Army: No soldier was shot at Trade Fair
The Lagos State Police Command has faulted claims by the outgoing GOC 81 Division, Major General Umar Musa, that one of its officers was shot during a recent clash between police and soldiers at the Trade Fair area of the state. THEWILL reported that Inspector Monday Orukpe, attached to the