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Post-election Violence:984 Arrested

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Nigerian Police Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Kaduna 400, Niger 136, Kano 120, Bauchi 200, Adamawa 128 Elections postponed in Kaduna, Bauchi to April 28 A total of 984 persons have been arrested across five states for the violent protests that led to breakdown of law and order in those places. The protest were in reaction to the release of the result […]

I was arrested for traffic offence not armed robbery – Suspect

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Friday, April 22nd, 2011

A 27-year-old suspect, Sunday Adebayo, on Wednesday told an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court that he was arrested for obstructing Special Anti-Robbery police van but was arraigned for armed robbery. Adebayo said he was arrested in Ilesa on January 9, 2010 and not Owode area of Osogbo as alleged by the police. Insisting that the allegations […]

Kaduna: Police arrest 500, rescue 40 corps members

Posted by admin Kaduna, Nigerian Police, State News Friday, April 22nd, 2011

The Kaduna State Police command has arrested 500 suspects from different parts of the state for their roles in last Monday’s violence in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Aminu Lawan, told our correspondent that many of the suspects were laready being prosecuted. Lawan also said no fewer than […]

Police arrest 5 for printing voters’ cards

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Nigerian Police Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Five persons have been arrested by police detectives in Ede town for allegedly printing voters’ cards. Besides, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Peter Gana, warned politicians contesting in the April 26 polls to eschew violence or face the wrath of the law. Daily Sun gathered that police personnel from A Division, Ede had swooped […]

Police arrest four suspected bombers in Maiduguri

Posted by admin Borno, Elections 2011, Nigerian Police, State News, Top Stories Saturday, April 16th, 2011

The Nigeria Police have arrested four persons who threw an improvised explosive device at a police patrol convoy in the Borno State capital, Maiduguri on Saturday morning. The police said in a statement that the suspects were arrested at Galadima Junction in Lamisula area of the state capital around 8.30am. INEC and the National Emergency […]

IG promotes 31 in Ogun, bars OPC others from electoral duties

Posted by admin Nigerian Police, Ogun, State News Friday, April 15th, 2011

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, has promoted 31 police officers in the Ogun State Police Command. Ringim, at the decoration of the promoted officers at Police Headquarters at Eleweran in Abeokuta on Friday, described electoral duties as part of the ad hoc functions of the police. He stated the need for the […]

Man impersonates ACP, frees criminals

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Friday, April 15th, 2011

The police in Lagos State have arrested a 50-year-old mechanic, Mr. Akin Omole, for parading himself as an Assistant Commissioner of Police and influencing the release of criminals. Besides, he was also accused of obtaining money under false pretence. The spokesperson for the Federal Anti-robbery Squad, ASP Lekan Ogundare, said Omole was a fraudster […]

Police order restriction of movement from 10pm today

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Nigerian Police Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Barely 48 hours to the Presidential election across the country, the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Abubakar Ringim, has said that the restriction of movement for Saturday, April 16, Presidential election will commence from today 10pm to 6am. The restriction, according to the police, will resume from 8am to 6pm on Saturday, April 16 within […]

Postponed Polls: IG redeploys Squadron commanders

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Nigerian Police, Raw Politics, Top Stories Monday, April 4th, 2011

Ahead of the rescheduled 2011 General Elections and in furtherance of his resolve to ensure that the Police do not compromise in the areas of rigging, ballot stuffing and snatching, the Inspector General of Police, Monday, ordered the redeployment of all the Squadron Commanders of the Mobile Police Squadron in the country. The redeployed Commanders […]

IG sacks all Police Commisioners in the 36 states

Posted by admin Nigerian Police, Top Stories Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

BARELY 24 hours to the commencement of the 2011 general elections beginning with the National Assembly elections, the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Mohammed Ringim, yesterday dropped a bombshell by removing and redeploying all the commissioners of police in the 36 States and Abuja.he redeployment of police commissioners was followed by the deployment of the […]