CIVIL UNREST: FCT Police restores normalcy in Wuse Market, Environs. ….. Arrests Correctional officer who shot fleeing suspect

Following the report of a civil unrest at Wuse Market today being 12th March,2024 at about 3:30 PM, the Commissioner of Police FCT Command, CP Benneth Igweh personally led a team of Police operatives to the scene, assessed and swiftly restored order.   Preliminary investigation revealed that one Ibrahim Yahaya ‘27 years’ of Gishiri Village Mabuchi was apprehended by operatives of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) Task Force and was taken before a mobile court which sits every Tuesday in Wuse Market, and he was convicted. Suspect alongside others…

Nigeria Police ban use of POS, E-payment devices in its stations

Following public outcry on alleged extortion through illegal and illicit transactions through point-of-sale (POS) machine operators and connivance with certain police operatives, the Police headquarters has reiterated the ban on the use of POS machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities nationwide. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi while making this known on Monday, March 4, 2024, warned that violators will face sanctions at police commands and formations including the leadership at such formations. The FPRO said, “The ban is aimed…

How we used ‘hookup app’ to lure women for rituals – Suspect

A suspected ritual killer on Thursday in Abeokuta narrated how he and other accomplices lured seven women to their deaths through a dating application.   The 32-year-old, who was paraded by the police command in Ogun, confessed to being a member of a ritualist gang which specialised in killing women and selling their body parts for money ritual.   The police operatives had arrested and paraded some members of the gang.     The suspect, who had been on the run and was later arrested by the police, said he…

CP Igweh restates commitment to safety of FCT residents,as Police arrest 5 suspects for Fraud,Car Snatching …… recover stolen vehicles,fake bundles of $100

The Commissioner Of Police, FCT Command Abuja, CP Benneth C. Igweh has reassured FCT residents that FCT Police Command, under his leadership, will do all within its power to prevent crime and criminality in all of its forms and ensure the safety of all in nation’s capital. CP Igweh added that this resolution can be effectively achieved only with the utmost cooperation of the residents of FCT. The Commissioner of Police disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday 29th February while briefing Journalists on command’s most recent achievements in the fight…

FCT Police arrests another most wanted Kidnap Kingpin,Samaila Wakili

The operatives of the FCT Police Command, in a continued effort against banditry in FCT and its environs, on February 24, 2024 at about 7:05 PM, acting on credible intelligence, stormed Sardauna Forest, Toto, Nasarawa State and arrested one Samaila Wakili Fafa A.K.A Habu Ibrahim, a kidnap kingpin who has been on the wanted list of the Command for a long time and bounty placed on his head by the Hon. Minister FCT, Nyesom Wike.   The suspect is one of the two kidnappers the Honorable Minister FCT placed bounty…

OPERATION VELVET: FCT Police Raids black spot, arrests 307 suspects

Following the coordinated raid operation by the tactical teams of the FCT Police Command, led by the Commissioner of Police CP Bennett Igweh on 11th February,2024 at Gidan-Dambe, Dei-dei – Zuba, Abuja, where 307 suspects were arrested, the suspects were screened and a hundred and seventy (170) of them were found wanting. According to a statement signed by SP Josephine Adeh,FCT Police Command PRO,a hundred and sixty-five (165) of the one hundred and seventy (170) suspects found wanting, were promptly profiled by the police operatives and arraigned in the Abuja…

FCT Police arrests Chef for masterminding kidnap of 12-year old Boss’ son …. CP Igwe tasks residents on profiling of domestic workers

The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested one Ulagu Philemon Chukwuma’m’ 29years for masterminding the kidnap of his boss’ son, Justin Nwakwo ‘m’ 12, on February 10, 2024, in Jabi, Abuja. Philemon, a domestic worker, who served as a Chef to the Nwakwo family, was arrested by officers of the Utako Police Divisional Headquarters that were following up on investigations to rescue the abducted boy and also to arrest the perpetrators. Investigations by the Police revealed that the principal suspect, who has since confessed to…

FCT Police foils child trafficking, arrests 3 suspects, rescues 12 Children

The operatives of FCT Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad 74 (RRS 74), on Friday 9th February,2024 at about 12:55 am, intercepted one Muhammad Isah ‘m’ of Kafanchan, Kaduna in a Toyota Hiace bus with Reg No APP 489 XE, conveying twelve; four (4) male and eight (8) female; underaged children to a destination later discovered to be in Ogun state. Preliminary investigation revealed that the children whose ages are between 5 years to 16 years, all from Akwanga LGA, Nasarawa State were being trafficked to Ogun state…

FCT Police arrests ex-convict,5 others for armed robbery, recovers exhibits

The operatives of FCT Police Command, attached to Utako divisional Headquarters, on 7th February,2024 at about 2300hrs, in a coordinated raid operation, arrested six (6) suspected armed robbers in an uncompleted hospital building which is a marked black spot in Utako village.   The suspects; one Basara Hassan ‘m’ 41, Daniel Charles ‘m’ 27, Adamu M Oshiaka ‘m’ 32, Chancy Asidi ‘m’ 38 and Saliu Al Hassan ‘m’ 24, all from neighbouring states bordering FCT were arrested. A locally made pistol, two (2) live cartridges and wraps of substances suspected…

JUST IN: Police rescue 14 abducted Abuja-bound passengers in Kogi

The Nigerian Police Force has rescued 14 abducted Abuja-bound passengers in Kogi State.   The passengers in two buses belonging to GIG and ABC Transport companies were kidnapped last Friday at Inyenle, Ogugu in Olamaboro local government area of Kogi State while coming from the Eastern part of the country.   But on Thursday, the spokesperson of the Kogi State Police Command William Aya, said they have regained their freedom following a combined effort of the military, police, hunters, and vigilantes.   However, he did not give further details of…