Tag: Police
Two officers killed, three injured as Shiites, police clash in Abuja
Two police officers have been killed and three others are unconscious following a clash between police operatives and members of the proscribed ...Riot suspects in court as UK govt readies 6,000 police
Suspected far-right rioters appeared in British courts on Tuesday as the government said 6,000 specialist police were ready to deal with England’s ...Police, military didn’t fire live bullets during #EndBadGovernance protest – Egbetokun
Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP), says security operatives did not shoot live ammunition at protesters during the #EndBadGovernance demonstration. During ...Police arrest 269 suspects for ‘looting’ during protest in Kano
The Kano police command says 269 suspects have been arrested for their involvement in looting during the #EndbadGovernance protest in the state. ...Police disperse protesters with teargas at Lekki tollgate [VIDEO]
Police have dispersed protesters with teargas canisters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos. A youth-led nationwide protest against the soaring cost of ...Requesting for details of organisers of protest is a standard procedure – Police
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it is a standard procedure to request details of protest organisers to ensure safety and prevent ...Police officer killed as gunmen attack Philip Shaibu, Okpebholo’s convoy in Edo
Embattled deputy governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, and Monday Okpebholo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, ...Police redeploy Jejeloye to RRS, post Akerele to Lagos task force as chairman
Chief Superintendent of Police Adetayo Akerele has been posted to the Lagos Environmental and Special Offenses Unit (Taskforce), as the chairman. Gbadeyan ...Rivers Crisis: Police Declare Ex-Militant Leader ‘General Asabuja’ Wanted
Police authorities in Rivers State have declared a former Niger Delta militant leader Gabriel ‘General’ Asabuja wanted. The Rivers State Commissioner for ...Police take over emir’s palace in Kano, dislodge local guards protecting Sanusi
The police have reportedly stormed the emir’s palace in Kano state and displaced the local guards protecting Muhammadu Sanusi, the recently reinstated ...