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Friday, August 30th, 2013
By KINGSLEY OMONOBI, HENRY UMORU & JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU ALL is set for tomorrow’s Special Convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday, assured Nigerians and participants that Police would provide water-tight security for the exercise holding at the Eagle Square, Central Area, Abuja. The Professor Jerry Gana-led convention […]
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Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
Slain Adamson and wife, Modinatu Wife of a 60-year-old deejay, Adamson Bello, who was killed last Sunday by a stray bullet fired by a policeman attached to the Okokomaiko Police Division, Lagos State, has called for justice. Modinatu, 50, said the police did not only shoot her husband, they also frustrated efforts to […]
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Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
By CHRISTOPHER OJI It was a theatre of war last week as policemen from the Area E Command Festac Town, Lagos engaged armed robbers in a firce gun battle at the Igbo-Elerin, Okokomaiko. When the smoke settled, two of the robbers were shot dead while others escaped. Crime Watch gathered that Area Commander, Mr Dan […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, to conduct a thorough investigation into the shooting of a commercial motorcyclist, Olalekan Ajayi, by a policeman at the Ikorodu area of the state. The IG, who appealed for calm to enable the police authorities to probe the matter, […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Police
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested a policewoman caught in a video footage demanding a bribe of N100 from a commercial bus driver. Public Relations Officer of the command, Ngozi Braide, told our correspondent on the telephone that the arrest followed a probe of the video which has been circulating […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
THE Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, has ordered the redeployment of 14 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Commands and Formations. The affected CPs have been urged to vigorously step up the fight against all forms of criminality in their new Commands and Formations. The 14 newly redeployed CPs are CP Lawal Tanko, moves to […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Saturday, August 10th, 2013
The Network of Police Reform in Nigeria has urged the Nigeria Police to ensure that the dismissal meted out to a police sergeant, Chris Omeleze, becomes a disciplinary pattern to check the excesses of its officers. The dismissed officer, attached to the State Traffic Division, Ikeja, was captured on video demanding a N25,000 bribe from […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Friday, August 9th, 2013
Some policemen have urged the Police Headquarters to stop an alleged illegal deduction from their monthly salaries. The call came barely 24 hours after the police authorities announced the dismissal of a police sergeant, Chris Omeleze, having been caught on video demanding a bribe of N25,000 from a motorist in Lagos. The policemen who have […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, Top Stories
Friday, August 9th, 2013
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Muhammed Abubakar, on Thursday vowed to uphold the integrity of the police, saying he would not preside over a corrupt Nigeria Police Force. He was reacting to the recent dismissal of a police sergeant, Chris Omeleze, who was caught on video, demanding a bribe of N25,000 from a motorist. Abubakar […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigations into the killing of a police corporal, Ado Ayuba, who was lynched by some hoodlums in Suru Alaba area of the state. According to the police, the victim was beaten to death by an irate mob for allegedly killing a trader, Mustapha Mohammed, on July 30, 2013. […]
