LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Ogun have rescued Oluseun Oduneye, a journalist who was kidnapped in the Ijebu Ode area of the state. Oduneye, publisher of Issues Magazine, was abducted on Thursday. In a statement on Monday, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s spokesperson, said Oduneye was rescued after a gun duel that lasted for about…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely one month to the 2023 general election, the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, has deployed two new Commissioners of Police to Lagos and Ogun states, so as to boost security during and after the poll. The two new Commissioners, Frank Mba and Idowu Owohunwa, will be serving in Ogun and…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Criminal Investigation Department, Lagos Command, has arrested 55-year-old Oluwole Akande, for allegedly impersonating the Police Commissioner Railway Command, CP Yetunde Longe, and defrauding an 80-year old man of N250 million. The Commissioner, Railway Command, Longe, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. Longe said…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, has handed over the duties and responsibilities of the Force Public Relations Department to his Deputy, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi who takes charge of the Department with immediate effect. A press statement signed by Admin Officer, Force Public Relation Department, SP Benjamin Hundeyin sighted by…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, has been promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police. Frank Mba, a Lawyer, is an alumnus of the University of Lagos where he studied Law. He also has a Masters Degree in Law from the University of Dundee, Scotland- United Kingdom. A product of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr. Frank Mba, a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), has said the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a special arm of the Force, cannot be disbanded because of the ongoing fight against crimes in the country. He, however, said the Force is currently…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team have arrested members of kidnapping syndicate who allegedly killed three of their victims, after collecting N7.5 million ransom from their family members. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, while parading 26 suspects arrested for kidnapping, armed robbery, unlawful…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police on Wednesday said they had arrested three female suspects over failed alleged attempt to move 818 rounds of live ammunition from Kano State to Bayelsa State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja. Mba said one of…