LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 19-year-old unlicensed driver, Nsikak Okon, has been arrested by the operatives of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly knocking down three officers while evading police check. The incident, according to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, occurred along Iyekogba Estate Gate, Benin…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Both the Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police, Muyiwa Adejobi, and the Nasarawa State Police Command have reacted to a claim by a man who disclosed that he saw policemen selling Indian hemp at a checkpoint, saying they are investigating the matter. The man, whose name is Uyi Samuel with…
AGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSSRANGERS)-Nigerians are to report police personnel who demand permits for tinted glasses at checkpoints in any part of the country, the Force Headquarters has said. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this in a series of tweets on Sunday. He was informing the public on the documents to be…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An angry mob, on Sunday, set ablaze two vehicles belonging to officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) in Sokoto state, after four persons were killed in a road mishap that involved three commercial vehicles. “One of the drivers was carrying goods like rice and vegetables from the Illela border and eventually…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A police man is reported to have shot dead a 20-year-old commercial motorcyclist after he failed to give N100 bribe at a checkpoint. Residents reported that the victim, Arabo Dauda, was targeted by the police man who shot him from behind at a checkpoint in Maiha town, Adamawa State. The incident generated…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four officers of the Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency died when two gunmen on a motorcycle attacked them at Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday evening. The deceased were said to be at a checkpoint on Ikaro Road in Ifon…