63 h. ago Yuletide: Police enforce ban on fireworks sale, usage in Kwara

Kwara State Police enforce a strict fireworks ban for Christmas and New Year, citing security risks. Violators will be arrested and prosecuted. Read More: https://punchng.com/yuletide-police-enforce-ban-on-fireworks-sale-usage-in-kwara/

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5 d. ago Kwara community faults police inaction over abducted monarch

The Bayagan-Ile community faults police inaction over its abducted monarch, Kamilu Salami, and calls on the government for urgent intervention. Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-community-faults-police-inaction-over-abducted-monarch/

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6 d. ago Kwara community alleges police silence after monarch abduction

The Bayagan-Ile community alleges police silence following the Kwara monarch abduction, urging government intervention to secure the ruler’s safe release. Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-community-alleges-police-silence-after-monarch-abduction/

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7 d. ago Kwara Police records breakthrough, recover arms in statewide operations

The Kwara State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its intensified crackdown on armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and other read more Kwara Police records breakthrough, recover arms in statewide operations

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7 d. ago Police officers in Kwara undergo training to build mental resilience

Learn how an NGO is improving police mental health in Kwara State by training senior officers on mental resilience, stress management, and burnout. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-officers-in-kwara-undergo-training-to-build-mental-resilience/

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8 d. ago Police arrest eight robbery suspects, recover stolen vehicles in Kwara 

Kwara police arrest eight robbery suspects linked to armed robbery and homicide, recovering two stolen Lexus vehicles and other valuables in a crackdown. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-eight-robbery-suspects-recover-stolen-vehicles-in-kwara/

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8 d. ago Kwara Police Arrest 4 Suspected Arms Couriers, 1 Suspected Kidnapper

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested four suspected arms couriers for bandits and a member of a kidnapping syndicate operating in the state. The state’s commissioner of police, Adekimi Ojo, made disclosure this while briefing newsmen at the Command’s headquarters in Ilorin on Friday. The suspected bandits’ arms couriers were Owolaramfe Rafiu, 38, Musa […]

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8 d. ago Police nab five suspected arms couriers, rescue kidnap victim in Kwara

Kwara police arrests five suspected arms couriers with 100 AK-47 rounds and rescues a kidnap victim in separate anti-crime operations across the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-nab-five-suspected-arms-couriers-rescue-kidnap-victim-in-kwara/

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8 d. ago Kwara: Police nab four bandits’ arms couriers, suspected kidnapping gang member

Operatives of the Kwara state Police command have arrested four suspected bandits' arms couriers and recovered 100 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition. 

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8 d. ago Gombe: Police, hunters kill two suspected kidnappers, recover arms

All arrested suspects and recovered exhibits are undergoing further discreet investigation, profiling...

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2 w. ago Student Remanded For Moving Around, Taking Videos Of Police, Judge, Court Officials During Environmental Sanitation In Kwara

The Kwara State Police Command is aware of an unfounded allegation of excessive use of force, intimidation, and illegal arrest by Police personnel. The Command categorically rejects and refutes this claim. For clarity, the individual one Mubarak Abolaji Atilola ‘M’ a 300level Economics student in question was lawfully arrested on the orders of the Mobile […] The post Student Remanded For Moving Around, Taking Videos Of Police, Judge, Court Officials During Environmental Sanitation In Kwara appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago What’s your opinion on President Tinubu’s withdrawal of police personnel from VIPs amid security challenges?

Following the backlashes stemming from the kidnapping of students in Kebbi, Niger, and Kwara states, and the abduction of Christian worshippers in Kwara, President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police personnel from Very Important Persons (VIPs). KINGSLEY ALUMONA sampled the opinions of some Nigerians on this matter. Their views: Idowu Kayode President Tinubu’s […]

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2 w. ago Kwara: Police confirm shooting, abduction of 10 in Isapa community

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the reported shooting incident in Isapa community via Obbo-Ile Village, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State on Monday evening, where 10 persons were abducted.

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2 w. ago Insecurity: Police, DSS arrest gun fixer, food suppliers to bandits in Kwara

Aftermath of the last Tuesday bandit attack on church worshippers in Eruku area of Ekiti local government, Kwara State, security read more Insecurity: Police, DSS arrest gun fixer, food suppliers to bandits in Kwara

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3 w. ago Police Recover Arms, Illicit Drugs From Suspected Criminals In Cross River

The Cross River State Police Command has recovered six locally-fabricated long guns, five short guns, two machetes and a knife, alongside one automatic English pump action from suspected criminals. Police also seized 284 cartridges, 520 cards of tramadol and parcels of loud and ICE, items commonly used to fuel armed violence and youth criminality in […]

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3 w. ago Insecurity: Kidnappers’ drugs, food, fuel suppliers, weapon repairer arrested in Kwara

The Kwara State Police Command and the Department of State Services (DSS) have said that security operatives have made several arrests, including drug, food, and fuel suppliers linked to criminals involved in recent crimes in parts of the state.

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3 w. ago Kwara gov meets security chiefs as Army, police deploy tactical teams

Kwara’s governor convenes a meeting to enhance Kwara State security, deploying new tactical teams to combat kidnapping gangs after a recent community attac Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-gov-meets-security-chiefs-as-army-police-deploy-tactical-teams/

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3 w. ago Church Attack: Kwara Community Residents Protest Police Role

Residents of Eruku community in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State have voiced anger over how the police handled the deadly attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, in the town, which left some worshippers dead and others abducted on Tuesday night. Recall that a gang of heavily armed gunmen stormed the church […]

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3 w. ago Police arrest three for armed robbery, recover stolen tricycle in Sokoto

Sokoto police arrest three suspects for the armed robbery of a commercial tricyclist. The stolen tricycle was recovered and the suspects arraigned. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-three-for-armed-robbery-recover-stolen-tricycle-in-sokoto/

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3 w. ago Hotel Staff Strangled In Kwara As Police Launch Manhunt For Killer

Tragedy struck in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, after a female hotel staff identified simply as Yemi was found strangled to death in her workplace under mysterious circumstances. The incident, which has thrown residents and colleagues into shock, occurred in one of the hotels within the metropolis. According to the Kwara State Police Command, preliminary […]

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