Siblings arrested for defiling 2-year-old twins in Rivers
Asst. Commissioner slumps, dies on duty in Bayelsa
An officer attached to the Bayelsa State Police Command has died after slumping while on duty. The officer, identified as Emmanuel Asufi was an Assistant Commissioner of Police from the Ekwani community in Delta State. It was learnt that Asufi, who was in charge of administration, slumped and died at his duty post on Tuesday […]
Police rescue 5 victims of human trafficking in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have rescued five victims of human trafficking and arrested ten suspected prostitutes in the state. The State Commissioner of Police (CP), Ari Ali Muhammad, disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s Spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, on Wednesday in Asaba, the State capital. He said that the suspects […]
Police arrest four suspected cultists in Delta
The Anti-Cult Unit of Delta State Police Command says it has arrested four suspects following an intelligence report that a group of suspected cultists and armed robbers were lodge at Eloke Hotel in Issele Azagba area of the state. It was gathered that the intelligence report had disclosed that the location of the arrest has […]
Police recover lady’s corpse in Delta hotel, arrest manager
The Delta State Police Command says it has recovered the corpse of a lady from a hotel room in the Ozoro, Isoko Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson for Command in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Asaba, the State capital. According to the statement, the […]
Police kill 6 suspected kidnappers in Edo
The Edo State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it has neutralised six suspected kidnappers along the Benin-Lagos expressway. Spokesperson of the command, SP Kontongs Bello, who disclosed this in a statement said the kidnappers are believed to be part of the notorious gang terrorizing the expressway and environs. According to Bello, operatives rescued passengers of […]
Rivers Police debunk reports on two hijacked buses
The Rivers State Police Command says it has recovered one of the passenger buses hijacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on East-West Road axis of the state on Monday. The buses, said to be heading to Kalabari riverine axis in Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru Local Government Councils from Port-Harcourt were allegedly hijacked along Degema/Buguma/Abonnema Road on East/West […]
Police arrest eight suspected robbers, car snatchers in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested eight suspected armed robbers and cultists in Port Harcourt, the state capital. A statement by the acting spokesperson for the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Wednesday said four of the suspected robbers were arrested after operatives responded to a distress call at the Abonnema Wharf. She said […]
Rivers Police arrest suspected tricycle thieves
The Rivers State Police Command says it has apprehended two members of an armed robbery syndicate that specialises in stealing tricycles from unsuspecting drivers. The state acting police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Sunday, said the suspects identified as Steve Green, 38, and Adaugo Darlington, a female who usually pretends […]
IPMAN official accuses Police of illegal detainment
The press officer of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) anti-bunkering unit, South-South inland waterways, Aisha Ahmed has disclosed that she was illegally detained for fifty-one days by the Rivers State Police Command. She said she was held alongside her team in the Port Harcourt correctional facility following her refusal to compromise with […]
Police rescue 13 kidnapped victims in Delta, kill suspect
The Delta State Police Command says it has rescued thirteen victims after some kidnappers hijacked a 14-seater bus in the state. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe said the bus with reg no M831-FJK was intercepted on Sunday after it was hijacked along Aniagbala Community via Ubulu-uku express road in Aniocha South Local […]
Police arrest 4 suspected kidnappers, rescue pastor, driver in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested four suspected kidnappers who have been terrorising residents of Egwi-Etche and its environs in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. A statement by the state command’s acting spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Thursday, said their arrest came after they abducted a Pastor from a church based […]