The Lagos State Police Command has officially announced the commencement of activities to mark the 2026 edition of National Police Day, with a lineup of programmes designed to strengthen community engagement and public trust. According to the Command, this year’s celebration is themed “Community Partnership: Building Trust,” reflecting the core […]
Crime watch
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday intervened to restore law and order following a violent protest that paralysed major roads in Ikeja and Alausa for several hours. The protesters, who converged at the Ikeja Under Bridge, blocked the entire stretch of Awolowo Road leading to Alausa while carrying a […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five individuals in connection with a staged kidnapping scheme that was falsely presented as a real abduction and circulated widely on social media. The arrests followed investigations by the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad after a viral video showed a schoolboy allegedly held captive […]
Twelve suspected armed robbers have been apprehended by the FCT Police Command in connection with the attack at Unique Apartment in Gishiri village, Katampe District, Abuja, that killed security guard Barnabas Danlami and Arise News employee Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu. The arrests were made by Scorpion Squad members under the command […]
The Niger State Police Command has arrested several suspects in connection with alleged assassination plots, thuggery, drug cultivation, illegal migration, and attempted culpable homicide across the state. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed that two suspected assassins were apprehended on […]
The Lagos State Police Command has announced the successful rescue of two kidnap victims taken from the Ijede Creek area in Ikorodu. The operation, which unfolded over the weekend, was led by Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, and involved a robust deployment of tactical squads, detectives, vigilantes, and local […]
Eight online scammers have been found guilty and given jail sentences by Federal High Court judge R.M. Aikawa in Kaduna. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Directorate, prosecuted the convicted individuals, Ogar Joseph, Nanbut David Dauda, Abah Mathew Arome, Fasikun Lekan, Daniel John, Gideon Dennis, Friday Emmanuel, […]
During his re-examination, the prosecution’s attorney urged the prosecution witness to compare Amotekun’s and ESN’s actions. In the current trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the second prosecution witness informed Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja that, in contrast to Amotekun, which is legally supported, Kanu’s […]
The police expressed their profound regret for the terrible occurrence, which happened at approximately 7:45 am during a combined operation with the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority (OYTMA), in a statement released on Tuesday by CSP Adewale Osifeso, the command’s spokesperson. One of the cops who unintentionally shot and killed […]
A major ritual plot was thwarted in the Odomola area of Epe as operatives of the Odo-Noforija Division arrested one Samson Oghenebreme, a 25-year-old male, who was caught in possession of human organs. The arrest, which took place on April 25, 2025, followed a tip-off from vigilant members of the […]