By Albert Akpor & Evelyn Usman LAGOS—NO fewer than 100 youths, yesterday, stormed Area ‘G’ Command in Ogba area of Lagos, protesting the killing of one of their own by a senior Police officer, Monday, on Yaya Abatan Street. Meanwhile, the officers who were with the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Pen Cinema Division, […]
By Austin Ogwuda Asaba—AN Inspector of Police was, yesterday, killed at Eku in Delta State, while chasing a gang of suspected kidnappers. The ugly incident occurred when the police officer, along with his colleagues attached to an anti-crime patrol team, were chasing the kidnappers, who were fleeing with a victim tucked in the booth of […]
The list of candidates to be recruited into the Nigeria Police Force as Cadet Inspectors and Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police released by the Police Service Commission in December 2011, is generating controversy as some candidates, who did not make the list alleged favouritism by the PSC. The aggrieved candidates had complained that only the […]
January 7, 2012 by Eniola Akinkuotu Friends and neighbours of Niyi Ehindero, a businessman, who was allegedly killed by soldiers attached to the Operation MESA unit in Mushin during a clash between warring parties on Thursday, have urged the police and military authorities to bring the killers to book. Niyi was said to be a […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command yesterday released the former member of the House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, foremost entertainer Charly Boy, Ezenwa Nwagwu and five others who were detained for protesting against federal government’s withdrawal of fuel subsidy. Briefing journalists after their release, Melaye, who led the protest, said no amount of intimidation, […]
By Rotimi Ajayi The National Security Adviser, NSA, General Owoye Andrew Azazi and the Nigerian Police have dismissed the purported ultimatum as a rumour, adding that Nigerians were free to live wherever they wished in the country as the police would protect them. “I can assure you the security forces are up to it,” Azazi […]
Reviewing the state of preparedness to deal with various attacks being carried out by men of the underworld, the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dipo Ayeni, has said the police are ill-equipped, ill-funded and their training haphazard. Speaking at the stakeholders security meeting he convened to discuss the forthcoming New Year celebration, the police […]
The race for the office of the Inspector-General of Police may have begun following the retirement plans by the current police boss, Hafiz Ringim. Ringim is scheduled to leave office by March 2012 when he would have attained the mandatory 35 years in service. Already, six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police are eyeing the IG’s post, […]
Presented to ACN UK General Meeting, 10th September 2011-09-02 London, UK . By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, London, UK – Dec – 11 – Ladies and gentlemen, it is perhaps imperative in this presentation to come to certain terms with what we are going to talk about. This is because when we say security, are we […]
Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, has ordered commissioners of police to submit operational guidelines for the security of their areas of jurisdiction during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Ringim directed the CPs to deploy their men appropriately, especially in vulnerable areas and sensitive […]
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