Four young men have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a 12-year-old girl in Sakwa District, Zaki Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were arrested following a complaint by the victim’s 50-year-old father, who reported the incident at the Sakwa Divisional Police Headquarters on Thursday. The
By Matthew Johnson The Lagos state police command has disarmed and detained Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Omotayo Olajide, following the fatal shooting of a young girl, Omole Taiwo, and the injury of another in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, the rival factions were reportedly armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.
The police said the officer discharged his firearm during the operation responding to a clash between two rival groups, hitting the two girls.
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the posting of four Commissioners of Police to Plateau, Enugu, Nasarawa and Ondo states following interviews to assess their suitability for the new assignments. Others are CP Fidelis Ogarabe, formerly Commissioner of Police, INTERPOL Annex, Lagos, posted to Enugu State; CP Sheikh Mohammed Danko, formerly Commissioner of Police, Force Intelligence Annex, Lagos, posted to Nasarawa State; and CP Johnson Ayodeji Babalola, formerly Commissioner of Police, Special Inquiry, Force Headquarters, Abuja, posted to Ondo State.
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old businessman, Akinola Damilare, popularly known as “General Don”, for allegedly impersonating military personnel and attempted murder. “The suspect was arrested at Kajola, Elega, Abeokuta North Local Government of the state following credible intelligence from a community leader and discreet surveillance by operatives of the Command’s Special Weapons and Tactics,” he said “Items recovered from him include a military face cap, three-quarter military trousers and four photographs depicting him in military uniform.”
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Haiti’s prime minister celebrates police operation. Haiti's National Police announced that alleged gang leader Mathias Saintil was killed in an exchange of gunfire.