Court Remand Three over alleged Guzape Murder
By Oluwakemi Kindness Three suspects have been remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre after they were arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court over the alleged murder of Adimike Godwin in Abuja’s Guzape District. Three suspects have been remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre after they were arraigned before the Federal Capital […]
PSC Dismisses Fake Police Recruitment Medical Screening Notice
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed reports announcing a medical screening exercise for police recruitment candidates as fake. In a statement on Friday signed by the Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Kalu, the commission says the purported notice about a medical screening scheduled for July 16 to 22, 2026, […]
Police Bust Woman-Led Kidnap Gang, Recover ₦8.25m
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested six members of a suspected kidnapping syndicate led by a woman, recovering the full ₦8.25 million ransom allegedly paid by the family of a kidnapped victim. Commissioner of Police Ahmed Sanusi disclosed this on Tuesday during a news briefing at the Command Headquarters […]
Oyo Police Rescue Abducted Children, Arrest Four Kidnap Suspects
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Oyo State Police Command has rescued two abducted children and arrested four suspected kidnappers following coordinated security operations in Ibarapa East Local Government Area. The operation, which also led to the recovery of sophisticated firearms from a separate armed robbery syndicate, underscores the Command’s renewed offensive against violent crime in the […]
IGP Disu Pledges Bail Reforms, Defends Tinted Vehicle Crackdown
By Oluwakemi Kindness Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu has pledged to review excessive bail conditions imposed across police stations nationwide while reaffirming plans to intensify enforcement against illegally tinted vehicles and motorists who conceal or deface their number plates. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday during a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association […]
FCT Police Rescue Woman After 16 Months in Captivity
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Sanusi, has confirmed the rescue of a 36-year-old woman, Grace Annie-Koko, who was allegedly held in chains by her brother for over one year and four months in Abuja. Sanusi made this known on Monday during a news briefing at the FCT Police Command Headquarters, […]
FCT Police Inaugurates Violent Crime Response Unit
By Oluwakemi Kindness The FCT Police Command has inaugurated a new Voluntary Crime Response Unit (VCRU) as part of efforts to enhance security operations and improve response to violent crime across the Federal Capital Territory. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Sanusi, while inaugrating the unit on Monday said the initiative marks another step […]
IGP Disu Calls for West African Unity Against Transnational Crime
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has called for a unified West African approach to tackling rising transnational organised crime across the sub-region. He made the call on Monday, while presiding over the 11th Meeting of Heads of INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) for West Africa in Abuja. The meeting brought […]
FCT Police Arrest Three Suspects Over Tik-Tok Bandit Video
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Commissioner of Police of the FCT Police Command, Ahmed Sanusi, has dismissed a viral claim of a security incident at a school in the Federal Capital Territory and confirmed the arrest of three suspects linked to a TikTok video showing armed “bandit” activity and illegal possession of firearms. Speaking during a […]
We Lost 17 Officers — IGP Disu Honours Fallen Policemen
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has paid tribute to 17 Police Mobile Force officers killed in a terrorist attack in Yobe State, as fresh attention turns to the growing risks faced by security forces in Nigeria’s insurgency zones. Disu led a memorial parade on Tuesday at Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in […]