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Ombatse cult leader said slain policemen were sent by governor to kill...

May 23, 2013 no comments

Chief priest of the Ombatse cult, Ala Agu, is defending the action his followers who on May 7 slaughtered dozens of police officers he says were sent by the Nasarawa state governor, Tanko Al-Makura, ...

Unconfirmed bomb threat to Shoprite stirs panic; Lagos police investig...

May 17, 2013 no comments

Lagos state police are reportedly investigating bomb threats made to Shoprite locations in the commercial city. Vanguard reports that a text message was sent to the owner of the mega store. In the me...

Lagos police free abducted 61-year-old Lebanese woman

May 16, 2013 no comments

Lagos – A 61-year-old Lebanese woman, Alhaja Essa Dannawi, who was kidnapped at her residence in Lagos on May 2, has been rescued by the police, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko,...

Nasarawa Cult Ambush: Grief-stricken widows of slain policemen protest...

May 10, 2013 1 comment

The widows of the dozens of policemen killed in a cult ambush in Nasarawa took to the streets to protest against the brutal slaughter of their husbands and loved ones in Alakio, not far from the capi...

Nasarawa death toll rises, police say 46 officers killed in cult ambus...

May 9, 2013 no comments

Nasarawa state police spokesman Sergie Ezegam has confirmed that Nigerian cult militants killed 46 police officers in Tuesday’s attack. Ezegam gave the new death toll on Thursday. The cult mili...

Lagos police arrest 6 fraudsters who set up fake Jonathan/Sambo founda...

May 3, 2013 no comments

Six suspected fraudsters are being investigated by the Lagos state police for allegedly setting up a fake foundation in the name of the country’s president and vice-president and duping hundred...

Police foil attack on Mubi north LG chairman

May 2, 2013 no comments

Yola (NAN) – The police on Tuesday night in Mubi, Adamawa foiled an attempt to attack Alhaji Sahabo Jauro, the Chairman of Mubi North Local Government (LG) in the state. The Adamawa Police Command’s ...

Borno: At least two police officers killed in fresh Bama attacks

April 26, 2013 1 comment

There are reports of more violence in Borno state where gunmen attempted to kill the Divisional Police Officer in Bama, a town just 75km from the capital city of Maiduguri. Premium Times reported tha...

16-year-old American International School student kidnapped in Lagos

April 20, 2013 no comments

Unidentified kidnappers abducted 16-year-old Olufolabi Adeniji, an 11th grade student at the prestigious American International School in Lagos, school authorities have confirmed. Punch reports that ...

Police ignore woman trapped under trailer

April 13, 2013 no comments

Witnesses say a middle-aged woman, the victim of a near-fatal auto crash, was left trapped under a trailer for hours, even with police officials present at the scene. The woman, identified as Ifeoma ...

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