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Police Comb Creeks For Abducted Cross River NLC Chairman

December 19, 2019 10:11 am

The police in Cross River State have begun a manhunt for the kidnappers of the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ben Ukpepi, who was abducted from his residence on Tuesday.

The police said they were combing the creeks to rescue Ukpepi, who was whisked away from his CROSPIL Estate residence in the Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state around 8pm.

Read Also: District Head Kidnapped In Kaduna

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, told our correspondent on Wednesday that the police were already combing the creeks to rescue Ukpepi.

“Our men moved to the

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Police Arrests Duncan Mighty In Owerri

December 14, 2019 8:36 am

The Nigeria Police on Saturday announced the arrested of popular music artiste, Duncan Mighty.

This was contained in a statement by SP Ikeokwi Godson Orlando, spokesman of the Imo State Police Command.

It said the arrest followed a petition written by an up and coming rap artist M2, who claimed that the Imo state government under former governor, Rochas Okorocha, through the office of the SA on Entertainment, entered into a deal with Duncan Mighty.

The deal was to manage, promote, arrange collaboration with other top artistes and sign M2 under YOUNG WEALTH record label owned by Duncan Mighty.…

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Police, Edo Govt Causing Mayhem – Oshiomhole Raises Alarm

December 14, 2019 5:51 am

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has accused the Nigeria police of aiding thugs to cause chaos in the state, saying, he was ashamed of what happened between Thursday and Friday.

He accused the Edo State Government of sponsoring thugs to cause trouble by blocking major roads and burning tyres, adding that the plan was to apportion the blame on him should any casualty occur.

Oshiomhole who addressed newsmen at his house shortly after the rally at Ize-Iyamu’s house noted that knowing well the ulterior motives of the state government, he decided not to …

3,000 Police And Security For Rescheduled ‘Clasico’

December 13, 2019 4:59 pm

Some 3,000 police officers and private security agents will be deployed for the rescheduled ‘Clasico’ between Barcelona and Real Madrid next week, local officials said Friday, amid renewed fears of unrest around the fixture.

Protestors from the Catalan separatist movement Democratic Tsunami have called for a “massive” protest outside Camp Nou, where Barca are due to play the match against Real in La Liga on December 18.

Spain’s most prestigious fixture was originally scheduled for October 26 but had to be postponed following a wave of pro-independence demonstrations in Barcelona which saw protesters hurl rocks at security forces and …

Christmas: Police Warn Nigerians, List Safety Tips

December 12, 2019 11:34 am

We are in the festive period, this is the time people travel most to see their loved ones, time to bound and keep up with friends and families. As significant as this period is, it is important to note that not only will the road be busy especially those coming from Lagos, Abuja and other urban places, this is also when we record high cases of accident and kidnapping on the highway.

The Nigeria Police Public Relations Department in its bid to inform and sensitize the public has come out to list ways to have a safe trip, especially …

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Yuletide: Police Ban Use Of Fireworks In Enugu

December 10, 2019 10:08 am
The Police Command in Enugu State has reiterated its ban on use of fireworks, knockout and bangers this Yuletide.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Enugu.

Amaraizu noted that the ban was due to their explosives safety and security implications.

He said: “Their usages are capable of diverting the attention of security agencies from knowing when things are going wrong in our environment.

“It could also ignite an inferno when thrown either knowingly or unknowingly to inflammable materials in our environment …

Ekiti Poll: Fayemi Tasks Police On Killing

December 9, 2019 12:10 pm

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has directed the police to fish out the killers of one Dotun Kosedake who was shot during Saturday’s local government election in the state.

The governor gave the directive in a statement issued on Sunday night in Ado-Ekiti by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode.

He, however, expressed satisfaction at the general conduct of the election.

He congratulated all APC members that were newly elected Chairmen and Councillors of the 16 local government councils.

The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that this followed official announcement of the results of Saturday’s council election by …

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Protesters Clash With Police As Chile Unrest Enter 50th Day

December 7, 2019 2:05 pm

Protesters clashed with police as thousands took to the streets of Chile’s capital Friday for a demonstration that marked 50 days since the outbreak of the country’s worst civil unrest in decades.

Furious Chileans have for weeks been protesting social and economic inequality, and against an entrenched political elite that comes from a small number of the wealthiest families in the country, among other issues.

Read Also: Six Months Of Sacrifice: Hong Kong’s Protesters Take Stock

The crisis is the worst in three decades of Chilean democracy and has led to 26 deaths and more than 12,000 injuries, according to …

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Police In Croatia Deport Nigerian Table Tennis Players

December 7, 2019 11:23 am

The organisers of an international student sports competition have called for two Nigerian table tennis players to be returned to their own country after Croatian police wrongly deported them to a Bosnian refugee camp.

Abie Uchenna Alexandra and Eboh Kenneth Chinedu, students at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri in Nigeria, arrived Zagreb on 12 November, on their way to participate in the fifth World InterUniversities Championships, held this year in Pula, Croatia.

The 18-year-old table tennis players left Pula for Zagreb after the tournament, and were supposed to fly back to Lagos on 18 November. However, the night before …

Indian Police Kill Rape-Murder Suspects

December 6, 2019 2:35 pm

Indian police on Friday shot dead four gang-rape and murder suspects, prompting celebrations but also accusations that they were extrajudicial executions.

The men, who had been in custody for a week over the latest rape case to shock India, were shot in the early hours during a re-enactment of the crime organised by police in Shadnagar, outside the southern city of Hyderabad.

“The police brought the accused to the crime spot as part of the investigation. The accused then started attacking the police with stones and sticks and then snatched the weapons and started firing,” police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said.

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Police Cautions Bank Customers On Robbers New Strategy

December 6, 2019 9:17 am

The Ebonyi Police Command on Thursday said it had uncovered a new strategy used by criminals to rob bank customers.

The command’s spokesperson, Mrs Loveth Odah, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki.

Odah warned members of the public, especially bank customers, to always be security conscious whenever they make bank transaction.

According to her, the new strategy involves trailing their victims through a female member of their syndicate who are usually monitoring financial transactions around banks’ premises.

Odah said that such members of the syndicate usually hang outside the banks with

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Imo Police To Commence Operation Show-Your-Particulars

December 6, 2019 3:23 am
Motorists who are plying in Imo state with expired vehicle documents may be  in for a rough times in this Yuletide season as the Imo state police command has announced that it is would commences operation VEDE ( Vehicle Examination/ Document Enforcement)  from the next week Monday .
According to the Spokesman for the Imo state police command , Mr . Ikokwu Orlando ( SP) ,it is part of the measures to recover stolen vehicles within the state and to curb crime and criminality.
He said that the operation is in collaboration with the Imo state Internal Revenue service.
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