News Category - Security
PSC DISOWNS ADVERTISEMENT FOR ADMISSION INTO POLICE ACADEMY
The spokesman said that the Police Service Commission would continue to resist and condemn any action by any person, body or authority that is in contravention of the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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PSC SEEKS INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION TO CHECK FRAUD IN POLICE RECRUITMENT
The PSC also warned that it will deal decisively with anyone who engages in racketeering or fraud in the recruitment of qualified Nigerians into the Nigeria Police Force, include Cadet ASPs and Inspectors.
Read More →POLICE ARREST 5,488 SUSPECTED CRIMINALS IN 2 MONTHS, AS IGP ATTENDS CONFERENCE WITH SENIOR OFFICERS
In a statement, the Force PRO said that operatives also recovered three hundred and sixteen assorted firearms and two thousand, eight hundred and eighty-four rounds of ammunition.
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NDLEA AUCTIONS FORFEITED DRUG TRAFFICKERS’ PROPERTIES IN LAGOS, KANO, ONDO, OGUN
The auction involved eight properties across Lagos, Kano, Ondo, and Ogun. Two houses in Lekki and Ikorodu areas of Lagos were stepped down due to notices of appeal. Out of six properties eventually advertised for auction, only two were sold at over N139 million.
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NDLEA NABS CHINESE BIZMAN, 80-YEAR-OLD GRANDMA, OTHERS FOR HARD DRUGS
NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) praised officers and men of MMIA, Apapa, Lagos, Cross River, Edo, Ondo, Nasarawa, Borno, Niger, Ogun, Gombe, Kaduna and Kogi commands, among others, for pursuing a fair balance between drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.
Read More →TWO SOLDIERS ARRESTED AMONG SUSPECTED CULTISTS IN MIDNIGHT RAID IN OGUN STATE
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, said “twenty-two (22) suspects were arrested, including two (2) soldiers, nineteen (19) male suspects, and three (3) females.”
Read More →MISSING TEENAGER FOUND DEAD WITH VITAL ORGANS MUTILATED – SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY
The suspects, identified as Salawu Omikansola and Serefusi Agemo, both male, are alleged to have conspired with others at large to murder the victim.
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OGUN STATE POLICE COMMAND ISSUES CEASE AND DESIST WARNING TO UNAUTHORISED GROUPS OPERATING WITHIN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
Any union, group, organization, or individual operating outside of the shortlisted and authorized bodies is considered illegal and will be treated as engaging in unlawful activity and posing a threat to public safety.
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OGUN STATE POLICE COMMAND ISSUES CEASE AND DISIST WARNING TO UNAUTHORISED GROUPS OPERATING WITHIN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Any union, group, organization, or individual operating outside of the shortlisted and authorized bodies is considered illegal and will be treated as engaging in unlawful activity and posing a threat to public safety.
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NDLEA ENGAGES NARTO IN WAR AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING…TO DEPLOY OFFIVERS IN GARAGES; DRUG TEST FOR DRIVERS
To achieve the success of the collaboration, Othman proposed “sensitization and training of NARTO drivers and transport operators on identifying and reporting suspicious cargo or behavior; establishment of joint intelligence-sharing mechanisms to monitor drug trafficking routes and tactics; etc.
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PSC PARTNERS NDLEA TO SUBJECT POLICE RECRUITS TO DRUG INTEGRITY TESTS
The Chairman of the PSC, HASHIMU ARGUNGU, who is a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, made the request when he led a team on a courtesy visit to the NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, retired Brigadier General MOHAMED BUBA MARWA.
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PSC APPROVES PROMOTION OF 12 CPs, 16 DCPs, 27 ACPs, OTHERS
At the end of the exercise, the Chairman of the PSC, DIG Argungu said the promotion examination and interview have come to stay in line with global best practices and advised the Officers to sit up or be showed the way out.
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IGP BOWS TO PRESSURE TO ALLOW PRO-POLICE WELFARE NATIONWIDE PROTESTS
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, said IGP EGBETOKUN charged the State Commissioners of Police to ensure that the protests are not highjacked by miscreants, political actors, or those he described as non-retired agitators.
Read More →KIDNAPPERS SUCCUM TO INJURIES, AS POLICE DISMANTLE HIDEOUT, RECOVER WEAPON, CASH
The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo Ph.D commended the swift and tactical response of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit and assured that operatives are on the trail of the remaining suspects.
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FCT POLICE OFFICERS REJECT N1.5M BRIBE TO FREE KIDNAPPER
The FCT Command Police Public Relations Officer, CSP JOSEPHINE ADEH, said in a statement that one YAHAYA SALEH was arrested in connection to the attempted bribery.
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MNJTF TROOPS NEUTRALISE TERRORIST COMMANDER, OTHERS IN LAKE CHAD
The MNJTF spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel OLANIYI OSOBA, who made this known in a statement, identified the slain Boko Haram commander as AMIR DUMKEI.
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TERRORISTS ATTEMPT TO BRIBE TROOPS IN PLATEAU - DHQ
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General MARKUS KANGYE, said the troops had intercepted a suspicious vehicle with bullet holes, along the Jos-Sanga Road, while responding to a distress call about terrorist activities.
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ANTI-CULTISM SQUADS DEPLOYED ACROSS LAGOS, AS POLICE NABS ARMED ROBBER WITH AK-47
The police spokesman said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect had been actively involved in armed robbery and land-grabbing activities in various parts of Lagos State.
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NIGERIA UNDER U.S. PRESSURE TO ACCEPT DEPORTED VENEZUELAN PRISONERS
Speaking on a television programme yesterday, TUGGAR said Nigeria has enough challenges of its own and it won serve as a dumping ground for Venezuelan prisoners.
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POLICE ARREST MURDER SUSPECT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SELL VICTIM'S CAR
The Police spokeswoman said preliminary investigation indicates that Ayomide Oluwadamilare unlawfully entered the residence of his former boss on Saturday, July 5, 2025, with the intent to rob him. He ended up stabbing the victim to death and fled with the deceased’s vehicle.
Read More →7/7 CULT DAY: POLICE ON ALERT IN SOUTH-WEST STATES, 53 SUSPECTED CULTISTS ARRESTED IN LAGOS
The Ogun State PPRO said security operatives would not hesitate to disperse gatherings that raise suspicion or threaten public peace, warning that anyone found in possession of would be prosecuted.
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LAGOS CP UPBEAT ABOUT PROSECUTION OF SUSPECTED MUSHIN HIRED KILLER, LG ELECTION SECURITY
CP OLOHUNDARE JIMOH said that about ten families have indicated their willingness to testify in the trial of AKINWANDE over the murder of their family members.
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WDD: FIGHT AGAINST ILLICIT DRUGS MUST MUST BE NATIONAL MOVEMENT - TINUBU
President Bola Tinubu commended the NDLEA Chairman and personnel of the agency on "globally acclaimed successes", with 66,085 arrested, 11.1million kg drugs seized, 12,201 convictions, and 26,393 rehabilitated drug addicts in 53 months.
Read More →POLICE COMB BENUE FOREST FOR 12 KIDNAPPED TRAVELLERS FROM OGUN STATE
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP UDEME EDET, told reporters that one of the abducted passengers, identified as PAUL TERNS, was rescued during a joint security operation.
Read More →IRAN CONFLICT: FG DISAGREES WITH U.S OVER ABUJA SECURITY WARNING
The US Mission Nigeria said its Embassy employees and their families are prohibited from non-official travels to a Nigerian military site or other government venues in Abuja.
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LAGOS POLICE ARREST MOST WANTED ASSASSIN, HEAD OF HIRED KILLERS GANG, OPERATING FROM MUSHIN
CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said Wasiu Akinwande is currently in Police custody under heavy security and will face the full weight of the law for all his crimes.
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PASTOR ADEFARASIN BROKE THE LAW BY POINTING STUN GUN AT ANOTHER PERSON - LAGOS CP
CP OLOHUNDARE said that the social media content creator whose video exposed the act by Pastor ADEFARASIN has also been invited for questioning.
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HOUSE ON THE ROCK PASTOR SURRENDERS STUN GUN TO LAGOS POLICE
The Police spokesman said Pastor PAUL ADEFARASIN was eventually granted bail after interrogation at the Command headquarters in Ikeja.
Read More →POLICE ARREST KIDNAP KINGPIN, RECOVER FIREARMS IN OGUN STATE
The suspect arrived in Ibiade community on June 13, 2025, on a mission to abduct a prominent individual at Ago Village, Abigi.
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HOUSE ON THE ROCK PASTOR REPORTS TO POLICE OVER ALLEGED WIELDING OF SUSPECTED FIREARM IN TRAFFIC
Pastor Paul Adefarasin is being investigated in connection with an online video in which he was seen holding a gun-like object against another road user, while driving in an unregistered vehicle.
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