Police operatives return N810,000 allegedly extorted from Nigerian

Some police operatives in Anambra State have returned N810,000, which they allegedly extorted from a Nigerian. How it happened PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how four police operatives allegedly extorted the money from the man last Friday. A human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, had drawn the attention of the Nigerian Police to the alleged extortion via … Read more

Gunmen kill two police operatives, one other in South-east

Some gunmen have killed two police operatives in Akabo, a community in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, South-east Nigeria. The incident happened on Tuesday morning, residents told PREMIUM TIMES. One of the residents, who asked not to be named, told this newspaper that the hoodlums were driving along the road when they met … Read more

Convicted child sex offender re-arrested after escaping from prison

A man convicted for rape and impregnating his daughter has been re-arrested by the police, four years after escaping from a prison in Benin City, Edo State, South-south Nigeria. Jacob Alone, 58, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years imprisonment, the police in Edo State said in a statement posted on X on Tuesday. “During … Read more

Abia Assembly summons police commissioner, others over killing of businessman by officer

The Abia State House of Assembly has summoned the Commissioner of Police in the state, Kene Onwuemelie, to explain the circumstances surrounding the killing of a businessman by a police officer. The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Emmanuel Emeruwa, in a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday, said the House also resolved … Read more

Nnamdi Kanu’s boast about ending insecurity, killing of police operatives, other top stories from South-east

From Nnamdi Kanu’s startling comment on insecurity to the killing of two police operatives in Imo State, top stories from Nigeria’s South-east within the past week focused more on insecurity in the region. I haven’t received salary as governor, my wife has no official car – Nigerian governor The week began with a shocking remark … Read more

Police nab suspected mastermind of attack on Kaduna church

The police have arrested the suspected mastermind of an attack last year on a church in Kaduna State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mansir Hassan, announced this in a statement he issued in Kaduna on Sunday. Mr Hassan named the suspect as Yakubu Saidu, also known as Ismail, who he said was … Read more

Gunmen kill police officer, second in two days

Gunmen have killed a police operative in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s south-east. The incident happened at about 11:00 a.m. on Thursday along Ngbo-Effium Road in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The Ebonyi killing occurred a day after gunmen killed another police officer in Akwa Ibom State, south-south Nigeria. There is no indication that the … Read more