NIPOST Seeks Stronger Collaboration with Police Zone 16
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 16 Headquarters, AIG Johnson Oluwole Adenola, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, played host to the Bayelsa State Postal Manager of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Mrs Nosegbe Tola, during a courtesy visit to his office in Yenagoa. Tola explained that the primary purpose of the visit was to […]
Rivers Police Arrest Four for Selling Newborns
The Rivers State Police Command has announced a major breakthrough in the fight against human trafficking with the arrest of four individuals, including the suspected leader of a syndicate specialising in the sale of newborn babies for #2,000,000 each. The alleged ringleader, 54-year-old Blessing Jack, a resident of Timber Road, Igwuruta, Port-Harcourt, was apprehended by […]
Police Arrests 12 Suspects Over Killing of Arise News Anchor
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has named and paraded 12 suspects linked to the death of ARISE News reporter, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, during a robbery in Abuja. A statement issued by the Command on Wednesday listed the suspects as Shamsudeen Hassan (Malumfashi, Katsina), Hassan Isah, 22 (Zaria, […]
Police, Army Strengthen Security Ties in Rivers State
The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command (CP) Olugbenga Adepoju has reaffirmed the commitment of the Police to deepen collaboration with the Nigerian Army in ensuring sustained peace and security across the State. In a statement issued on Thursday , October 8 by the Command spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, CP Adepoju gave the assurance when playing […]
Police Suspend Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has suspended the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991. The Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspension followed a meeting between the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and a delegation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led […]
Police Yet to Receive Court Order on Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement – PRO
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has responded to claims circulating on social media regarding a Federal High Court order on the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy, stating they have not been officially served with the court processes. The reaction came via the official X (formerly Twitter) handle of the Force Public Relations Officer, […]
Police Arrests Officer, University Student Over Cultism, Recovers Firearms, Exhibits
The Rivers State Police command has arrested two suspected cultists at the University of Port Harcourt during activities marking the signing out of final-year students. The command revealed this on Friday, October 3, 2025, in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Irinke-Koko. It noted that the University’s Internal Security personnel intercepted two […]
Police Nab Six, Including Disabled Man, Over Vigilante Attack
A combined team of operatives from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and Anti-Cultism Unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command have stormed Kolo community in Ogbia Local Government Area, arresting a 47-year-old cripple and five others over the alleged bloody assault of a community vigilante member. The cripple, identified as Okpara Balami, was accused of […]
Police Launch Nationwide Hunt for Stolen Official Vehicle
The Nigeria Police Force has initiated a nationwide search after one of its official vehicles went missing from the Force Headquarters in Abuja, raising alarms about potential internal security violations. The vehicle in question, a Toyota Buffalo Land Cruiser bearing registration number NPF 5594 D and chassis number JTELU71JX0B027126, was reported stolen on July 28, […]
Police Disrupt Peaceful Protest Against Oil Resumption in Ogoni
Police operatives, allegedly acting on the orders of Khana Local Government Chairman, Thomas Bariere, on Saturday, September 27, disrupted a peaceful demonstration against the planned resumption of oil exploration in Ogoni, Rivers State. The protest, which was organized by coalition of civil rights activists drew over 4,000 participants, to express opposition to the Federal Government’s […]
Police Rescue Driver from Mob Attack in Rivers
Operatives of Eliparawon Police Station on Monday, September 22, rescued a male minibus driver, popularly known as a Keke bus operator, from alleged mob action by teachers of a secondary school located along Elo-lam Avenue, off Udara Junction, Egbelu/Ogbogoro Road, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. An eyewitness, Chukwuemeka Obodo, a member of the […]
Deputy Speaker Urges Swift Adoption of State Police to Address Insecurity
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has advocated for the immediate establishment of state police as a critical step to solving Nigeria’s security issues. Following his recent participation at the 55th WTO–Inter-Parliamentary Union Public Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, Kalu told reporters in Abuja that the current centralised policing system is outdated and […]