The ugly incident in Badagry between the police and some soldiers attached to 242 Recce Battalion, Ibereko barracks on May 24, 2011 which led to the killing of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Samuel Saliu, his Divisional Crime Officer, (DCO), Samson Kudesi and several others was pre-meditated, afterall. Investigations have proved that after the shooting […]
Wife of slain Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) of Ibereko Barracks, Mr. Samson Okedusi, Tayo has told how her husband rushed to his death. Tayo, who spoke at their home, House No. 1 Sam Tayo Street, Ibereko, said she had prepared tea for her husband before he received a phone call that he should report in […]
One of the survivors of last Monday killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) and other policemen at Badagry, Lagos by irate soldiers from Ibereko Military Cantonment, has opened up on how they were attacked. Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Afolabi Taofeek, the Crime Officer at Badagry Police Station who […]
THE Officer Commanding 242 Recce Battalion, Ibereko Barracks, Badagry, Colonel Nabasa, has been arrested in connection with Tuesday’s bloody clash between his soldiers and policemen attached to Badagry Division. The clash led to the death of the DPO, DCO, and eight other policemen. Vanguard gathered from impeccable sources that the OC was arrested, Tuesday night, […]
IT all started like the usual joke between motorists and police officers at Police checkpoints. A vehicle that was on its way from Nigeria-Seme border was flagged down by some policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, who were on routine patrol of the area for a search. Suddenly, a man in mufti whose […]
AHEAD of the chairmanship and councillorship election scheduled to hold in Rivers State today, the Rivers State Police Command has deployed 20,000 officers and other security agents to ensure adequate security. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, disclosed this yesterday in Port Harcourt while briefing journalists on the preparedness of police for […]
Abakaliki -Two policemen were shot dead by bandits, yesterday, during a raid at a new generation bank in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Reliable sources told newsmen that the bank, located near the new Central Bank Cash Office, came under intense gunfire for several hours, leading to the death of the two police corporals. The sources said […]
Retired police officers from the South-East and South-South geo-political zones of the country have appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to look into the lingering issue of non-payment of pensions to those who were not yet 10 years in service when the war ended in 1970. The appeal was contained in a letter captioned, Non-payment of […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, weekend, affirmed its judgment for the award of N100 million and N10,000 as damages in favour of citizens Nnamdi Anyaogu and Felix Anyaogu, respectively, against the Nigerian Police Force for their illegal shooting and abandonment at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH. Trial judge in the matter, Justice […]
Polls violence panel seeks protection, non-interference EU wants trial of masterminds of election killings A MASS deployment of officers and men of the Police Force in five states that are prone to crises is underway as a way of addressing violent clashes and kidnapping in the country. The violence-prone states are Borno, Bauchi, Plateau, Kaduna […]
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