Portable may be prosecuted for ‘unruly behaviour’ – Police

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Portable may be prosecuted for ‘unruly behaviour’ – Police

Portable, the controversial performer, may be prosecuted for his “unruly behavior,” according to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Tuesday brought widespread attention to the ‘Zazoo Zeh’ singer after he looked to fight arrest. To add insult to injury, the 29-year-old also called himself “a federal government liability” while confronting police. Read also: Portable puts up... Read More

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March 27, 2023

781 individuals arrested for electoral offenses during 2023 General Elections – Police

During the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) arrested over 700 offenders for violating electoral laws. The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, revealed this on Monday during a meeting with Commissioners of Police from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, as well as other... Read More

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March 17, 2023

Anyone that attempts to disrupt the elections should be prepared to die – Police

Election day for governors and state assemblies is this Saturday, and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has issued a warning about possible disruptions. Political parties and their supporters are on edge as election day approaches, raising concerns about potential violence. Nonetheless, police commands across the several states in Nigeria have guaranteed the safety of voters... Read More

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March 24, 2022

#EndSARS: Police officer differentiates “torture” and “scare” in case of alleged killing of Obinna Jonah

Obinna Jonah is reported to have died while in a police detention facility | *Gambo Gadzama admits to 'scaring' suspects | *According to Nigerian laws, torture is deemed committed when an act by which pain and suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person Read More

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February 3, 2021

The Nigerian police has launched a crime-reporting app, but tech illiteracy is the problem

The Nigerian police has just launched a crime-reporting mobile application called NPF Rescue Me, which will also provide intervention for health emergencies. The app is available on both Android and iOS-enabled devices (I have tried it, it’s there) and hopes to assist the police in its bid to manage and curtail crime nationwide. We will... Read More

Nigerian Police Force, NPF Rescue Me, Tech illiteracy

November 11, 2020

How sustainable is the current unofficial ‘Police strike?’

Since the violence, arson and looting that followed the curfew in Lagos; officers of the Nigerian Police Force have deserted their duties. They have left the roads and their local policing duties. Their justification for this is the widespread violence that was meted on police officers during the lawlessness. The sight of police officers being... Read More

#EndSARS, curfew, Nigerian Police Force, police brutality

November 27, 2018

Ever wondered why policemen live off bribes? Here’s the answer

“Oga, anything for the boys”? or “oga, happy weekend, “find something for us na”, “I dey greet you”, – this is a common parlance many Nigerians are familiar with. It has gotten so common that many see men in Police uniform as ‘tax collectors’. In a 2017 survey, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says... Read More

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November 26, 2017

Police explains reason for reinstating the officer indicted in Apo Six murders

The police have confirmed that a deputy commissioner charged with the 2005 murder of six people and a woman in Abuja has been reinstated. Why it matters: Ibrahim Danjuma and four other officers were found culpable and tried for the killing of the auto spare parts dealers between the night of June 7 and 8,... Read More

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November 7, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] If we are going to rid the Nigerian Police of rot, then we have to start from the top

Everyone knows the Nigerian Police Force is corrupt. It is a truth in Nigeria, rooted so firmly in our subconscious through personal experience and universal anecdote which makes us immediately flinch when we see their distinctive uniforms. It is a rot that grows more pervasive and complex with each successive generation, worsened by the confluence... Read More

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November 6, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Impunity is the force which drives corruption in Nigeria

In Nigeria, impunity goes hand in hand with corruption. Since the first civil war, Nigerians have had to watch successive generations of people perform unspeakable acts of greed, violence and corruption and face no reckoning or consequence for their actions. Instead these people are rewarded with more opportunities, positions of power/influence and the admiration of... Read More

Audacity of Impunity, Ibrahim Idris, Nigerian Police Force

October 27, 2017

Court awards N40m against El Rufai, Police over Audu Maikori’s “illegal detention”

The Federal High Court in Abuja Friday awarded N40 million cost against the Governor of Kaduna, Nasir El Rufai and, the Nigerian Police Force for ‘illegally detaining’ the Chief Executive Officer of Chocolate City Entertainment, Audu Maikori. Highlights: Justice John Tsoho upheld a fundamental rights enforcement suit Mr Maikori filed before the high court. Respondents... Read More

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October 6, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Do we need to replace the guns given to Police Officers with sticks?

The shooting of a passenger by an unnamed Police inspector in Adamawa on Thursday, October 5, 2017, has brought to the fore a discussion about the necessity of Police officers carrying arms and their level of sanity. All over the world, carrying of arms by security agencies is meant to ward off threats by criminals... Read More

Nigerian Police Force, Police inspector in Adamawa, trigger-happy cops

September 8, 2017

Police officers can collect money for private engagements – Okiro

The Chairman, Police Service Commission, Mike Okiro, has said that the law permitted the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to receive money from corporate organisations and private individuals for private engagement. As reported by Punch, Dr Okiro stated that one-third of such monies should be given to the police officers involved in the private duties as... Read More

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September 6, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] When will Ibrahim Idris resign?

It is no news that public and political office holders describe resignation as a step that must not be taken. Resignation is a sin to them and can even be termed as “hate-speech” depending on who is at the receiving end of the resignation request. That Mr Ibrahim Kpotum Idris, Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, is... Read More

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August 31, 2017

Nigeria Police Force confirms Imohimi as the new Lagos CP

The Police authorities have confirmed the replacement of erstwhile Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Fatai Owoseni with Imohimi D. Edgar – coming after a back and forth argument on who really is the Commissioner. Earlier this week, it was reported that Mr. Owoseni was redeployed to Abuja, but he quickly reacted, saying he was... Read More

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August 15, 2017

Court to rule on Evans N300m suit against IGP, others on Wednesday

A Federal High Court in Lagos, presided by Justice Abdulaziz Anka has fixed Wednesday, August 16, to rule on a suit filed by suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known as Evans, suing the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for N300 million. The sequence of events: Evans filed the suit to challenge his continued and unlawful detention... Read More

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December 16, 2016

ACP Lanre Ogunlowo, Chude Jideonwo, Tosyn Bucknor gather for Korede Bello’s #PoliceAndTheMedia Conference

Mavin signed artist and Nigeria Police Force youth ambassador Korede Bello recently hosted a conference themed ‘Police and the Media’ on, December 14, 2016 at the Nigeria Institute of Journalism situated at Ijaiye Road, Ikeja, Lagos. The conference was aimed at bridging the gap between the Nigerian Police Force and the media; in regards to... Read More

Opinion: Solomon Arase lied. He actually took away 24 police vehicles

by Kelvin Adegbenga The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris during an interview with journalists on Sunday, July 18, 2016, in Abuja, says his predecessor, Solomon Arase, went away with 24 police vehicles while the seven Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, who retired alongside him, also carted away between seven and eight cars each. IGP Idris said... Read More

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October 24, 2016

19 cars, SUVs recovered from ex-Inspector General Arase

The Nigerian Police Force has recovered 19 vehicles from the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, Punch reports. A senior police officer told the newspaper that the discovery of 24 vehicles with Arase were made when the incunbent IG of Police, Ibrahim Idris ordered an investigation into the purchase and distribution of vehicles by his... Read More

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October 20, 2016

Raji Aliu Akanni: I took on a police officer [Nigerian Voices]

by Raji Aliu Akanni Police is your friend. That was what we learnt. As a young school leaver, I had learnt a lot about the phenomena of rights and liberty. I can still remember vividly my social studies teacher, tall and huge, holding his chalk and scribbling on the blackboard. He thought me quite well... Read More

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corruption, damages, DPO, FAMILY, Legal rights, Nigerian Police Force

July 18, 2016

Is Oluremi Tinubu now seeking police protection from Dino Melaye?

Following the brawl between Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Oluremi Tinubu last week at the senate plenary, the latter is seeking police protection against Melaye. Both lawmakers reportedly had a spat at senate plenary after a disagreement. During the altercation, Melaye was reported to have threatened the wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader,... Read More

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July 15, 2016

New police boss begins probe on predecessor

Acting Inspector General of Police (Ag.IGP) Ibrahim Idris has initiated a probe of his predecessor, Solomon Arase, barely a month after assuming office. According to a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Don Awunah, the acting Inspector General has appointed two audit firms to look into police investments and related subsidiaries. The firms... Read More

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July 12, 2016

Allegations of ‘injustice’, ‘favouritism’ trails police recruitment process

There have been concerns over the credibility of the recruitment of 10,000 personnel into the Nigerian Police Force – which was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. The force is expected to recruit 500 Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police(ASPs), 500 Cadet Inspectors, 1,500 Specialist Officers and 7, 500 Constables as selected by the Police Service Commission. This... Read More

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April 20, 2015

Nigerians don’t appreciate the good we do || Officer wants y’all to start respecting the Police

by Anike Jacobs Nigerian police officers are no longer satisfied with the insults and backlash they get from Nigerians all the time, as a result, one of them, Aleey Giwa, has chosen to be their mouthpiece. He took to his Instagram page moments ago to bemoan the plights of the Nigerian police officers. Aleey says that... Read More

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March 12, 2015

How fake officer defrauded Nigeria police of N40 million (PICTURED)

by Anike Jacobs A dismissed police officer was recently apprehended by the operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos for allegedly defrauding the Nigeria Police Force of N 40 million over eight years. According to reports from Vanguard, the man, Victor Afamefuna Banor was initially dismissed from the police force, after which he resorted to forging... Read More

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February 4, 2015

Police set up special team to track election offences

by Andem Effiong Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has established a Special Investigative Team to investigate electoral offences during the forthcoming general elections and the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Force Legal/Prosecution Department would head the team. In a statement signed by the Force spokesperson, Emmanuel Ojukwu in Abuja on Wednesday, February 4,... Read More

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December 11, 2014

Police brutality: Femi Falana offers to defend Lekki couple free of charge

by Anike Jacobs On Wednesday, story of how a drunk Police officer, Dada Ogunsanya, brutalized a photographer, Ejeh Smith and his wife, Grace, in the Lekki area of Lagos hit the Nigerian cyberspace. On hearing about the case, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana offered to take it up for free. Describing the incident as unfortunate,... Read More

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November 28, 2014

@Toksero : Nigerian National Assembly: Theatre of the absurd (Y! FrontPage)

by Toks Ero On Thursday the 20th day of November, 2014, Nigerians and indeed the whole world were audiences to what can varyingly be described as a tragedy, a tragic-comedy, a reality show, a horror, etc. A summary of the day’s event in a probable order of sequence to dispel any accusation of side-taking was... Read More

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September 9, 2014

About 20 officers still missing from Gwoza police training school attack

by Laila Ibrahim The Inspector General of Police Suleiman Abba has said about twenty officers of the Nigeria Police Force are still missing after the Gwoza training school attack. Following the attack launched by insurgents on the Gwoza Training camp of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force (PMF) in Borno state, the IG had announced... Read More