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News Niger police: Niger police nab fraudsters who pretended as spiritualists

Published on: Thursday 25 July 2019
Niger police nab fraudsters who pretended as spiritualists
News source: https://punchng.com/niger-police-nab-fraudsters-who-pretended-as-spiritualists/

The Police in Niger State have arrested two suspected fraudsters, who disguised as spiritualists to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. The suspects, Olaiya Ojo, 52, and Awoyemi Ibrahim ...

News Niger police: Shi’ites, police clash: NDYC shelves protest against NNPC

Published on: Friday 26 July 2019
Shi’ites, police clash: NDYC shelves protest against NNPC
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/shiites-police-clash-ndyc-shelves-protest-against-nnpc/

Abuja – Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) has suspended its planned protest against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for failure to consider its youth in its recent recruitment. ...

News Niger police: 60-year-old nabbed for car theft in Niger

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
60-year-old nabbed for car theft in Niger
News source: https://punchng.com/60-year-old-nabbed-for-car-theft-in-niger/

Men of the Niger State Police Command have arrested one Abdulfatai Agbolade, 60, of Oko-Malu Ilorin, Kwara State for alleged car theft. The suspect reportedly stole a blue Sienna Sports Utility ...

News Niger police: Nigeria: Police Bust International Arms Syndicate, Recover Rifles, Others

Published on: Monday 03 June 2019
Nigeria: Police Bust International Arms Syndicate, Recover Rifles, Others
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201906040063.html

The persistence of operatives of the Intelligence Response Unit (IRT), Special Tactical Squad (STS), Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit and the Special Forces attached to Operation Puff Adder has resulted in the dismantling of an international arms syndicate.

News Niger police: Police nab 18-year-old for molesting minor in Niger

Published on: Thursday 30 May 2019
Police nab 18-year-old for molesting minor in Niger
News source: https://punchng.com/police-nab-18-year-old-for-molesting-minor-in-niger/

The Niger State Police Command has arrested one Idris Abdullahi, 18, of the Zagzaga area of Sarkin-Pawa in the Munya Local Government Area of the state for allegedly molesting an underage girl. ...

News Niger police: Niger says it thwarts four suicide bombers near fuel depot

Published on: Monday 03 June 2019
Niger says it thwarts four suicide bombers near fuel depot
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/06/niger-says-it-thwarts-four-suicide-bombers-near-fuel-depot/

Security forces in southeast Niger shot dead four suicide bombers from the Boko Haram ... “Explosive belts were found in a search of an address that they gave to the police.” Diffa, a city of around ...

News Niger police: Shanahan declines to punish senior officers in Niger ambush

Published on: Tuesday 04 June 2019
Shanahan declines to punish senior officers in Niger ambush
News source: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/04/shanahan-niger-punishment-1499960

“We asked the Department of Defense to police themselves, and this is a big failure on their ... Gallego took Shanahan to task over Niger at a March hearing of the House Armed Services Committee after ...

News Niger police: White Florida gang members forcibly tattoo misspelled racial slur on black man's neck, police say

Published on: Friday 03 May 2019
News source: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/white-florida-gang-members-forcibly-tattoo-misspelled-racial-slur-on-black-mans-neck-police-say

A fourth person, 45-year-old Brett Singleton, was involved in the incident but has yet to be charged, police said. The tattoo on the victim's neck reads, "F**k you, Niger," according to police. Evan ...

News Niger police: Authorities: Toll From Niger Tanker Truck Blast Rises to 60

Published on: Tuesday 07 May 2019
News source: https://www.voanews.com/a/authorities-toll-from-niger-tanker-truck-blast-rises-to-60/4907030.html

The death toll from a tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger's capital, Niamey ... The truck overturned as he tried to bring it to a stop, senior police official Boubacar ...

News Niger police: Police nab 3 for alleged murder in Niger

Published on: Saturday 04 May 2019
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/05/police-nab-3-for-alleged-murder-in-niger/

The Police Command in Niger has arrested three persons for alleged criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide in Burgu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Nigerian policemen working to curb crime ...

News Niger police: Police rescue five Chinese kidnapped in Niger State, 22 others

Published on: Thursday 09 May 2019
News source: https://punchng.com/police-rescue-five-chinese-kidnapped-in-niger-state-22-others/

Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder have rescued unhurt 27 kidnap victims, including five Chinese nationals who were abducted on April 15 in Bobi, Niger State. The five foreigners ...