The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed that joint security operatives repelled two successive attacks by suspected bandits on the Ribah community in the Zuru Local Government Area of the state, killing one person in the incident. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, said the attackers first attempted to block Rambo Junction along the Ribah–Dirin
Pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San was found guilty of "subversion against the political power of the State." He was handed a prison sentence of 12-and-a-half years.
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.”
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.
By Steve Oko UMUAHIA—The Abia State Police Command has arrested suspects linked to the October 17 attack on Uratta Divisional Police Headquarters, rescued 10 stolen children and recovered 15 firearms and 30 stolen vehicles in a major security crackdown across the state. Commissioner of Police, CP Wilfred Afolabi, who disclosed this on Friday while presenting the Command’s operational scorecard, said the arrests followed intelligence-driven operations and collaboration with other security agencies.
A Kano State High Court has sentenced two men to death by hanging for the murder of a woman and her six children in Dorayi Chiranci, Kano. Reacting to the judgment, Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abdulkarim Kabir Maude, described the incident as one of the darkest moments in the state’s history.
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has declared his administration’s readiness to establish a state police force, describing it as a critical step towards strengthening security, protecting investments and sustaining the state’s growing economic activities. Abiodun said his administration had consistently strengthened the state’s security architecture through the provision of operational vehicles, allowances and equipment, as well as increased recruitment into the Ogun State Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun.