The Abia State Commissioner of Police, CP Danladi Isa, on 25th September 2024 led a working tour to Ohafia Area Command and its respective divisions. He also visited Igbere, Uzuakoli Division and officers of Operation Crush Team stationed along Uzuakoli Road.

In his lecture to the officers, the CP shared his observations from the assessment of their environment.

He charged officers to remain vigilant and maintain professionalism while carrying out their constitutional duties.

CP Danladi emphasized the importance of collaboration with stakeholders and community policing

He encouraged officers to be civil with members of the public, avoid all forms of corrupt practices, and promote a positive image of the Police Force in the state.

Five officers of the Nigeria Police Force died on Tuesday following a tragic road accident that occurred on the Zaria-Kano Road.0115

The News revealed that the security personnel were part of police officers deployed to Edo State Saturday’s governorship election.

An update on the incident, the spokesperson for the Kano State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), CRC Abdullahi Labaran, in a statement confirmed that the deceased officers were returning from the recent Edo State governorship election.

The accident took place early Tuesday morning at Karfi Village, near the Trailer Park along the Zaria-Kano Road.

“The crash, reported by the Kura Local Government Police Division, involved two vehicles – a trailer and a Toyota Hummer Bus with registration number 14B101KN belonging to Kano line.

“The accident, which took place at approximately 0115 hours, involved a total of fifteen individuals. Sadly, five lives were lost, and ten people sustained varying degrees of injuries.

“The victims were identified as members of the Nigeria Police Force returning from a special assignment in Edo State, where they had been deployed for election monitoring,” Labaran said.

Labaran stated that preliminary investigations conducted by the FRSC indicated that the accident resulted from excessive speeding, causing the driver of the Hummer bus to lose control and crash into a stationary trailer.

The Sector Commander, ACM Ahmed Tijjani Mohammed, expressed his sincere condolences to the Commissioner of Police in Kano State, the Nigeria Police Force, and the families affected by this tragedy.

Emphasizing the importance of compliance with traffic laws, CRC Labaran cautioned against excessive speeding, overloading, and other violations of traffic regulations.

A couple reportedly died in a tragic gas explosion that occurred recently in Abakiliki, the capital of Ebonyi State.

The spokesperson for Ebonyi State Police Command, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the tragic incident in a statement made available to newsmen in Abakiliki on Thursday.

According to him, the incident claimed the lives of a woman known only as Chioma and her spouse, George.

This revelation came after rumours had circulated suggesting that the couple perished due to an explosion caused by dynamite or an inverter battery.

Chioma passed away five days after the incident, while her husband died from his injuries inflicted during the explosion at the hospital on Wednesday.

The explosion was said to have occurred shortly after the couple settled into their new home in Abakiliki.

Ukandu said, “The preliminary report shows that it was a gas explosion that killed Chioma and not dynamite or battery, although further investigation is still on going.”

However, while the real identity of the late Chioma is not yet established, speculations are that the woman was a sister of Afrobeats singer, Patoranking.