Category: Crime Watch

FCT Police Command has denied a news report making the rounds over the alleged arrest and detention of Daniel Tyokua, a reporter with Authority Newspaper, earlier today, June 26, 2024.by FCT police operatives.   The command in a statement signed by SP Josephine Adeh, FCT PPRO stated that Daniel Tyokua was not arrested or detained as alleged but only invited over a petition written by his own community (Tiv) against him concerning an alleged false publication he made on the emergence of one Mr. Andrew Akuma as the new Ter…

The FCT Police Command has arrested four suspects involving in the killing of Retired Brig. General Uwen Harold Udokwere in Abuja.   This was disclosed by the FCT Commissioner of Police CP Benneth Igweh at a briefing held at the FCT Police Command on Monday 24th June,2024.   CP Bennett Igweh said Police operatives of FCT police command from Utako Division led by CSP Victor Godfrey on June 23rd, 2024 at about 04:00 p.m. acting on credible intelligence, trailed and arrested the four suspects;Ibrahim Rabiu 33 years ‘m’ of Rasha,…

The operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Utako divisional headquarters, on June 16, 2024, acting on credible intelligence, trailed and arrested six armed robbery suspects: Abubakar Adams, Ismail Salisu, Yusuf Bello, Nasiru Saidi, Sani Usman and Ibrahim Kasa who specialise in attacking unsuspecting residents who board their vehicle or tricycle, robbing them of their valuables and pushing them off the moving vehicle or tricycle.   The suspects were apprehended on the heels of complaints received from multiple victims of these atrocious acts, some of whom reported losing their…

The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman.decorated two senior officers who are recently promoted to the next rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police and Assistant Commissioner of Police today June 21st, 2024 in his office during management meeting.   While decorating the officers who are DCP Aloko Amodu, psc and ACP Yunusa Isa Wakili, the Commissioner of Police admonished them that, to whom much is given, much is expected and that the higher they go, the tougher it becomes, but he believed that they are up…

The FCT Police Command has confirmed robbery attack that occurred at Volcano Peak Court Hotel Gwarimpa that left one person dead. On the 15/06/2024 at about 05:07AM a distress call was received by the FCT Police Command that a robbery incident had taken place at Volcano Peak Court Hotel 4th Avenue around 03:35AM. Operatives from Gwarimpa Police Division immediately deployed to the scene, secured the premises and discovered that one Bashir Dauda had been shot by the attackers. The victim was quickly rushed to Federal Medical Center Jabi where doctors…

In the continuous effort against criminality in FCT, operatives from Utako Divisional headquarters,led CSP Victor O.Godfrey stormed an identified kidnappers hideouts in Chikara, Kogi state bordering FCT, and Zuba, Abuja, in a streak of clearance operation between June 8 and 13, 2024, and arrested three suspects: Mahammadu Isa, 27 ‘m’ of Dantata Abuja, Likita Idris, 27 ‘m’ of Kogi state, and Isiyaku Muhammedu, 22 ‘m’ of Kogi state.   The sudden appearance of the police operatives in the kidnapper’s camp resulted in a gun duel. However, the bandits were overwhelmed…

The Nigeria Police Force has rejected the the list of successful applicants for constable and specialist cadre roles released by the Police Service Commission (PSC) over alleged corruption and irregularities In a press statement on Saturday, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated that scrutiny of the published list revealed several anomalies.   The force spokesperson said the NPF had been “inundated with a series of complaints and allegations of corruption raised by unsuspecting candidates and stakeholders on the irregularities that marred the exercise most especially the disappearance of…

The FCT Police Command in anticipation of Eid-el-Kabir celebration by Muslim faithfuls, has proactively deployed material and human resources at the Command’s disposal across the nooks and crannies of the Nation’s Capital.   The deployment which is aimed at ensuring residents of FCT enjoy a peaceful and serene atmosphere, before, during and post Eid celebration is characterized by visibility policing, the deployment of explosive ordinance devices (EOD) experts and personnel at various prayer grounds, recreational centers, event centres, raids on identified black spots, uncompleted buildings/shanties, stop and search, Vehicular and…