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The Zamfara State Police Command said it has started using Digital Technology to improve security of the State in its operations against armed bandits

Fashola disclosed this on Tuesday while inspecting the expansion of the Abuja-Keffi, Akwanga-Makurdi Expressway. He explained that the road would be constructed to international standards. Fashola said, “It will be built to the quality of any road built in any country or other parts of the world. It’ll be a place where you will love to commute. “Ultimately, the purpose is to make life better for those who use that axis, to reduce the travel time and to reduce the congestion around there. ...

Four (4) police officers were killed during an exchange of gunfire between the Police and bandits along the Birnin-Gwari- Funtua Highway on Friday, 15th January 2021, while an officer is still missing

Aminu-Bello-Masari As Borno State is the hotbed of Boko Haram, Katsina is fast becoming the haven of the fusion of terrorist-bandits in North-west, writes Francis Sardauna It is a well-known fact that the nefarious activities of bandits have turned Katsina State to a theatre of war considering the audacious fresh attacks they are launching on villages in Faskari, Kankara, Dutsin-Ma, Danmusa, Safana, Batsari, Sabuwa, Dandume, Jibia and Kurfi local government areas of the state. It is more distur...

Kano police parade phone theft, bank fraud suspects The police say the suspects were arrested for various offences as phone snatching, illegal dug dealing and stealing from bank accounts 2 min read The police in Kano said they have smashed a syndicate of mobile phone thieves who allegedly operate in Sharada, Sauna and Sabon Gari quarters of Kano Metropolis. Kano has a high rate of mobile phone snatching with some of the cases leading to the death of victims who attempted to resi...

The Police Command in Kano State have arrested 12 suspects for alleged robbery and seven other for various crimes in the state.

By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano The Police Command in Kano has arrested one Abdulsalam Isah of Gwagwarwa quarters for stealing a mobile phone worth N180,000 which he used to steal N330,000 from the phone owner’s bank account. The police arrested six other suspects in connection with the stealing of the mobile phone all of who have pleaded guilty. The information is contained in a statement issued by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer DSP Abdullahi Haruna on Tuesday revealing the Com...

ADVERTISEMENT The children were found in Anambra and Enugu States. The state’s commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, confirmed that parents of the children have already identified their kids and that they will be reunited soon. PREMIUM TIMES had reported in 2019 how the police said nine children were kidnapped in Kano in separate incidents and were allegedly renamed and sold off in Onitsha, a commercial city in Anambra State. Then, after their rescue, the police commissioner in Kano, ...

Advertisement Speaking to BBC Hausa Service, on Monday, Muhammad Garba (pictured), commissioner for information, said the committee set up by the state found the children when they visited some orphanages in Anambra and Enugu states. He said five parents have identified their children who will be reunited with them soon after scrutiny. Some parents were reported to have claimed that about 113 children are still missing. Advertisement “Photos and videos of these children have been leaked and ...

A file photo of a police patrol van. Police authorities in Kaduna State have deployed more personnel along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Highway in the north-western state. The Public Relations Officer of the police command, Muhammad Jalige, who disclosed this on Saturday explained that the deployment was part of efforts to curb the menace of banditry, kidnapping, and other heinous activities in the general area. He noted that the deployed personnel included conventional police officers, undercover O...