Police

Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mustapha Balogun has passed away. Balogun, who was appointed IGP in March 2002, passed away on Thursday night, according to family sources who declined to provide further details. Tafa Balogun,…
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Contrary to rumors that they were terrorists, the 147 passengers who were stopped at the bodija market yesterday were farmers and traders going to Ogere, Ogun state, according to the Oyo state police command. In a statement signed by the…
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The abduction syndicate tormenting sections of the state, particularly in and around Jabata village in Ogbomoso and Iganna in the Iwajowa local axis, have been caught and paraded by the Oyo state Police Command. Among the parading…
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The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers in connection with the alleged murder of a police inspector (name withheld) on Sunday while he was attempting to stop armed Fulani herdsmen from abducting two foreign…
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Report reaching newsarena.ng says Hausa and Yoruba people have clashed on Sunday in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Oyo State, and at least one death has been reportedly recorded. According to report, disorder erupted after…
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Following the early-morning Saturday murder of Prince Yinusa Okunloye, the son of the town's traditional ruler, by suspected cultists, the residents of Ofatedo in Osun State are now in a grieving mood. Before his son was killed, the dead…
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has directed a total ban on all use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by vehicle owners across Nigeria. IGP Alkali Baba said the ban is without exceptions, "irrespective of whether…
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The Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr Adebowale Williams says the command has mapped out strategies at ensuring peace and crime free festivity during the eid-el-kabir celebration Police public relations officer, in Oyo State, Mr…
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The Police at the Force headquarters on Tuesday disclosed that the news of the arrest of some perpetrators of Owo Attack by Amotekun got to the Police just like any other Nigerian. It also explained that nobody was handed over to the…
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