By Joe Udo MARIGA (CONVERSEER) – The passengers kidnapped by armed bandits along the Kontagora–Zuru road in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State have been released. This was confirmed by the Niger State Police Command on Sunday. According to an update from the command, the victims were released unhurt following sustained pursuit of the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has recovered a stolen vehicle, seized arms, and arrested two suspects in separate operations as part of its ongoing crackdown on crime across the state. In a statement issued on Sunday, 14th September 2025, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ugbo Irene, said…
By Joe Udo OWERRI (CONVERSEER) – The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Hon. Ngozi Ogbu, a former lawmaker who represented Okigwe State Constituency in the State House of Assembly, and announced that tactical operations are underway to secure his release. According to a statement issued on Sunday, 14th September 2025, by…
By Zagazola Makama KATSINA (CONVERSEER) – The Police Command in Katsina, in collaboration with the military and local vigilantes, has repelled a bandits’ attack in Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state. Sources said that the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 1:20 AM, when bandits stormed Lamuntani village in Goran Dansaka ward but were…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has rescued two minors and their mother from an alleged violent domestic abuse situation in Mpape, Bwari Area Council of the Territory. A 45-year-old man, identified as David Tersoo, who was allegedly found in possession of a pump-action gun and suspected…
PRESS RELEASE RE: NBA DRAGS IG TO COURT OVER TINTED-GLASS PERMIT POLICY The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is aware of a Punch Newspaper publication of 5th September, 2025 reporting that the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has dragged the Inspector-General of Police to court over tinted-glass permit policy. It is pertinent to set the records straight…
By Frank Ulom IKOM (CONVERSEER) – The Citizens’ Solution Network has petitioned the Cross River State Police Command over the detention of a young woman, Ms Arit Etim Ukorebi, who was accused of stealing ₦16 million from her employer. In a letter dated 6 September and addressed to the Commissioner of Police in Calabar, the…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – CSP Benjamin Hundeyin has assumed the office of the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Force Headquarters, Abuja. Converseer reports Hundeyin assumed office on Thursday, replacing DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The new Force PRO thanked the 22nd Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, for finding him fit for the…
By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Lagos State Police Command has dissolved one of its tactical squads after operatives were captured in a viral video assaulting a motorist during a stop-and-search operation. The footage, shared on social media, showed officers attempting to forcibly remove a motorist’s glasses, suspected to have a hidden camera feature….
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State correspondent of Triumph Newspaper, Alhaji Musa Kutama, has recounted his harrowing experience after spending 10 days in police custody following his arrest in Calabar and transfer to Sokoto over a bail matter involving his in-law. According to Daily Post, Kutama was apprehended by police operatives…
