By Joseph Erunke ABUJA—FOR engaging in a street protest over the abduction of over 200 female students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, by members of Boko Haram, the police in Abuja have quizzed a social crusader, Otunba Dino Melaye. Melaye, who is the Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network and former member of the House […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said 120,000 security operatives have been deployed in Ekiti State for the governorship election holding on Saturday. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, the Head, Publicity Division, INEC Headquarters, Mr. Nick Dazang said INEC had customised all the ballot boxes and result sheets according to polling units “such […]
To boost the morale of officers and the rank and file of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Federal Government, on Tuesday, inaugurated 1,000 housing units to be distributed to policemen on owner-occupier basis. Named Sunday Adewusi Housing Estate, the sixth former indigenous Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the mixed one-bedroom to three-bedroom detached and semi-detatched […]
A Federal High Court in Jalingo on Friday ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N7.5 million compensation for extra-judicial killing of two persons. The deceased are Terhile Ikpila and Loho Dutse, both of Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba. The ruling followed a case filed on Feb. 4 by Peter Ikpila and Bem Dutse, […]
By Adewale T. Akande | Barcelona, Spain | May 22, 2104 – Azu’s piece on LEADERSHIP Friday 14th of March, 2014 (Conversation with Azu) on the Inspector General Police reminds me of one of my published online articles as soon as Mr M. D. Abubakar was appointed as the nation IGP. It goes with the […]
Nigeria police said on Monday that they thwarted a fresh attempt to detonate a car bomb in Kano, a day after a bombing killed four people in an area of the city attacked repeatedly by Boko Haram. “The police in Kano today… (at) about 9:00am (0800 GMT) averted what could have been another devastating bomb […]
Oyoma Edewor | credits: Facebook The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the murder of a Lagos-based contractor, Oyoma Edewor, who was allegedly shot dead by a police sergeant, Godwin Otene, in the FESTAC area of the state. A friend to the deceased, Olufikunayo Manuwa, said the incident occurred on Saturday evening while […]
BY DAUD OLATUNJI, Abeokuta A-20-year-old man, Segun Ogunleye, was arraigned before an Abeokuta magistrate court, sitting in Isabo, for attempted murder of a police officer. The suspect, of Araromi area, Abeokuta, was reported to have attacked one Constable Bolorunduro Mayegun with a cutlass on forehead and hand to evade arrest. According to the investigating police […]
Former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta | credits: leadership.ng A former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta, said he was fired by a former military Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha as IGP because of his suggestion that political detainees including Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and others should be […]
Akinwunmi | credits: Goke Famadewa and Eniola Akinkuotu A 31-year-old cook, Idowu Akinwunmi, has narrated how the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Onikan Station, SP Adekunle Awe, allegedly raped, extorted and threatened her life. The victim told PUNCH Metro that the incident occurred on April 15, 2014. She explained that on April 14 […]
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