PRESS RELEASE
ABIA POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS THE SUSPECT IN A VIRAL VIDEO ASSAULTING A WOMAN: FACES ASSAULT / ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES
SUSPECT
Agwu Ukpo, Male, 37 years of Akanu Ohafia, Abia State.
1. Leveraging on actionable intelligence, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Abia Command, have apprehended the above mentioned suspect, who was captured in a viral video assaulting one Amarachi Chiyere over a dispute relating to a pot of soup.
2. The case is currently under discreet investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), and the suspect will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
3. The Abia State Police Command once again strongly condemns this barbaric and inhumane act of domestic violence and reiterates the fact that such behaviour is unacceptable under any circumstances. Members of the public are hereby urged to desist from all forms of violence, as the Command remains fully committed to ensuring justice is served in the state and that perpetrators of crime will be made to face the wrath of the law.
Signed:
DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka
LLB, anipr, MNISMA
Police Public Relations Officer
FOR: Commissioner of Police
Abia State Command
21st June 2026
Katsina Police bust 7-man kidnapping syndicate on 23rd May 2026. 6 suspects, including mastermind Nura Aliyu, m, who is a neighbor to the victim, arrested by VCRU operatives. On 13th May, the 8-year-old was kidnapped in Katsina Metropolis; ₦50M ransom demanded,
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KATSINA STATE POLICE COMMAND DIARY.
AIG ZONE 14, KATSINA, VISITS KATSINA COMMAND AND LECTURES OFFICERS ON PROFESSIONALISM AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.
Moments the Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Ali Umar Fage, psc(+), mnips, received on courtesy the participants of the Senior Course 48, Armed Forces Staff and Command Course, Jaji, at his office at the Command Headquarters, Katsina.
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RE: NANA ABRAHAM OF BARAU FC SLAUGHTERED BY FANS IN KATSINA; REPORT IS UNTRUE, MISCHIEVOUS
...as the command warns mischief makers while urging the public to disregard the reports entirely....
The Katsina State Police Command is
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The Katsina State Command under the able leadership of CP Bello Shehu, psc, fdc, MNIM, remains committed towards ensuring the safety and security of life and property throughout the state.
DSP ABUBAKAR SADIQ ALIYU, anipr,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS
Today I assumed duty as the Force Public Relations Officer @PoliceNG Force Headquarters, Abuja.
My immeasurable gratitude goes to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, for finding me worthy of holding this position. To all Nigerians, I promise to do my best in the discharge of my duties.
So help me God…🙏🏻
compassion and promptness towards the disbursement of this fund and assured that the funds received would be used judiciously.
The event ended with prayers and a group photograph.
DSP ABUBAKAR SADIQ ALIYU, anipr,
PPRO KTS COMMAND.
July 25th, 2025
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KATSINA STATE COMMAND DIARY
PERSONNEL WELFARE: CP BELLO SHEHU DISTRIBUTES CHEQUES WORTH (₦10,957,292.72k) TO FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS IN THE COMMAND.
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towards the betterment of the lives of the families left behind. He prayed to the Almighty for the repose of the departed souls.
While speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Nuhu Bello Gohe expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Inspector General of Police for his
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