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Gladstone was allegedly hit by bullet when some youth protested the killing of one Nyebuchi Jeremiah by a police officer identified as Sergeant Chinedu, attached to Rivers State Police Command. P recious Gladstone, a 13-year-old boy, has been killed by a policeman in Rivers State. Gladstone was allegedly hit by bullet when some youth protested the killing of one Nyebuchi Jeremiah by a police officer identified as Sergeant Chinedu, attached to Rivers State Police Command. He gave up the ghost at the hospital due to pains from the gun wounds. Narrating the incident, a Twitter user @AskPHPeople said Jeremiah was stabbed at Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The account tweeted: “Police officer by the name Chinedu stabbed & murdered an innocent man named Nyebuchi at Atali/Elimgbu, Obio/Akpor LGA. Rivers State.  “When the youths of the area went on protest at the station, @PoliceNGshot sporadically at unarmed civilians. Port-Harcourt People @AskPHPeople  ·  Apr

Gusau – The Zamfara chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has urged the Nigeria Police Force to permit the Civilian Joint Task (CJTF), to carry rifles to ease the fight against bandits in the northwastern state. President Buhari interacting with troops deployed to curb the activities of bandits and criminals in Zamfara and neighbouring states under Operations Sharan Daji and Diran Mikiya, at Katsina Airport shortly before departing for Abuja on 25th Aug 2018 Its chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Umar, made the appeal on Wednsday in Guau, during a Stakeholders Security Town Hall Meeting with the acting IGP, Mohammed Adamu. He said that members of the CJTF, who were recently recruited by the state government to complement the effort of security agents, were conversant with the terrain of their respective areas and could identify most of the criminals operating around them. Represented by the Chairman of Zurmi Local Government Area, Dr Auwal Moriki, t

The Nigeria Police said it has arrested one Idowu Gafar, 29 years at Lugbe for being in possession of fake currencies, and was trying to use same to do point of sale (POS) transfer. Police PRO in Abuja,  DSP Anjuguri Manzah, who spoke exclusively to LEADERSHIP,  said the suspect was however exposed when the POS operator raised an alarm after she realised that the said currencies were fake. Upon his arrest, 10 pieces of fake one55+ thousand naira notes were recovered from the suspect as exhibits. Manzah further noted that similarly, on September 10, 2018, police operatives acting on tip-off arrested one Abubakar Adamu at Gwarinpa for being in possession of 37 pieces of fake one thousand naira notes. The suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigation. Meanwhile, Police operatives on stop and search duty at Shoprite junction Apo arrested one Lawal Adama ‘m’ at the location for being in possession of a locally made single barrel pistol with three rounds of live cart