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DSS: Our findings so far on Tukur Mamu ‘mind boggling’
Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) has said the outcome of its investigations of Tukur Mamu, the arrested Kaduna train hostage negotiator, has so far been mind boggling.
Economic Sabotage: Police burst illegal petroleum refining site, arrests 2 suspects, recovers trucks
Police operatives attached to the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB) in the late hours of August 7, 2022, successfully busted an illegal petroleum refining operation in Edo State. This follows the interception of intelligence on activities of an alleged illicit petroleum products refining syndicate operating adjacent to Agbor Junction, Benin City, Edo State via a whistle blower through the recently created Nigeria National Petroleum Company's (NNPC) Command and Control Centre Portal.
Brazilian Returnee Excretes 92 Wraps Of Cocaine At Abuja Airport
A Brazilian returnee and father of two, Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for importing Ninety Two (92) wraps of cocaine, which he ingested and eventually excreted after days under observation in the Agency’s facility.
Police arrest 35 armed robbers in Lagos, kill 13
The police command in Lagos State on Sunday said 35 suspected armed robbers were arrested between June and August in the state.
Army kills mastermind of NDA attack in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said troops killed scores of bandits around the tollgate general area in Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
Nigerian Troops record significant successes in the fight against insurgency
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have recorded significant successes in the last three months in their efforts to end the insurgency in the North East.
Police set to unveil talents at the 13th Biennial Police Games
The Nigeria Police Force is set to unveil its sporting talents at the 13th Biennial Police Games scheduled to take place in the beautiful and serene city of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital from 23rd – 30th November, 2022. The week-long historic sporting event is expected to be declared open by the Special Guest of Honour, the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. The event will also have the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel as the chief host, and other very important dignitaries.
EFCC arrests Chinese national Deng over illegal mining in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 29-year old Chinese, Gang Deng, for alleged illegal mining in Ilorin.
Oyo CID probes landlord’s decomposing body in Awotan
The Police Command in Oyo State said the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is handling the investigation of the decomposing body of a landlord found in his bedroom at Awotan, Apete area of Ibadan.
71 illegal refineries destroyed, 501 vandals arrested
The Nigeria Security and Civil DefenceCorps (NSCDC) said it has destroyed 71 illegal refineries and arrested about 501 suspected pipeline vandals and oil thieves.