IGP Disu Proposes Security, IP Desk for Nigeria’s Creative Economy
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, has proposed the establishment of an Orange Economy Security and Intellectual Property Coordination Desk within an appropriate existing structure of the Nigeria Police Force. Disu proposed on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, while delivering a lecture to participants of Senior Executive Course 48, 2026, at the […]
Suspected Transformer Vandal Electrocuted in Okrika, Police Begin Probe
A suspected transformer vandal was electrocuted in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, as police probe the incident. The unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday, as the man, whose identity has not been unveiled, allegedly attempted to vandalize the transformer when the electricity was switched on. Igwe Godswill, Civilian Joint Task Force Commander in Okrika, […]
Police Probe After Neighbours Rescue 16-Year-Old Locked in Toilet for Months
The Rivers State Police command says it has commenced an investigation into the incident involving the alleged confinement of a 16-year-old domestic worker in a toilet for several months. The teen, whose name was given simply as Amarachi, was reported to have been rescued by neighbours after spending months locked in a toilet at her […]
RIWAMA, Police Team Up against Illegal Dumping in Port Harcourt
Rivers State Waste Management Agency Managing Director, Dr Ibimina Wokoma, led a top management team to Police Headquarters on Moscow Road on Monday, September 14, 2026 to secure firm backing from the Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju in the fight against indiscriminate refuse dumping. The high-level meeting focused on joint enforcement and public enlightenment to […]
Legal Practitioner Challenges Police Chief Over Recording of Officers
On September 11, 2026, legal analyst and human rights advocate Inibehe Effiong challenged Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu’s position that recording police officers during their duties could demoralise members of the force and turn them into subjects of social media skits. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, Effiong pushed back against the warning, […]
Police Arrest Mother Over Alleged Abuse Of Minor Daughter
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old woman, Anulika Onyeanusia, over an alleged child sexual abuse and pornography case in Onitsha. The arrest followed the circulation of a disturbing video allegedly involving the suspect and a minor, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga. Ikenga said the suspect was arrested […]
Rivers Police Strengthens Inter-Agency Cooperation With NIS, NSCDC
The Rivers State Police Command has strengthened its inter-agency cooperation with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following separate courtesy visits by the two security agencies. The Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adewole Adepoju, psc, mnips, fcai, received the Comptroller of Immigration, Rivers State Command, CIS Lu […]
Rivers Police Nab Kidnap Suspect, Recover Arms and Vehicle
Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered a vehicle, firearms, and other items linked to the abduction of a woman identified only as Loveth. The breakthrough came after armed men seized the victim on September 2, 2026, while she sat in front of her shop. The gunmen fired shots into the […]
Bayelsa, Rivers Police Launch Joint Forest Clearance Operation
In line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, the Commissioners of Police in Bayelsa and Rivers states, Ajao Adewale and Olugbenga Adepoju, have joined forces to tackle criminal activities in forest areas along the states’ borders. The two commissioners led a joint clearance operation across strategic forest corridors linking Bayelsa […]
Police Nab Alleged One-Chance Gang Leader, 13 Others in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested an alleged leader of a one-chance robbery gang and 13 others in connection with terrorizing some parts of Port Harcourt and the surrounding localities. Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, announced this while presenting the suspects at the press briefing in the Police Command, Port Harcourt, says Gist report. […]
Tobin House Accuses Rivers Police Of Complicity In Finima Crisis
Two chieftaincy houses in Finima, Bonny Kingdom of Rivers State, have become embroiled in a dispute over the hosting of the Eremini and Fongu Mini Traditional Festival, with allegations of violence, police bias and the arrest of a chieftaincy leader. The dispute is between the Brown Chieftaincy House, led by Engineer Lambert Dagogo, and the […]
Police Investigate Death of 51-Year-Old Man Found Dead in Port Harcourt Residence
The Rivers State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a 51-year-old man, identified as Brutus Egagha, whose decomposing body was discovered inside his duplex in the Woji area of Port Harcourt. Egagha’s body was reportedly found at his residence on Unity Close, near the Federal Housing Estate, after neighbours and his […]