Tag: officers

Police to deploy 21,000 officers, helicopters for Anambra election

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has said about 21,000 policemen would be deployed for the Anambra State governorship election on November 18. The Police boss disclosed this to State House…

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FRSC officers allegedly shot for stopping Abia Speaker’s wife’s car

Some policemen on Saturday allegedly shot officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps on patrol on the orders of the Abia State House of Assembly Speaker, Chikwendu Kalu, Punch reports.…

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‘Army mandates officers to contribute towards golf course’

by Dolapo Adelana The rank and file of the Nigerian Army is disgruntled over a decision to establish a multi-billion naira exclusive golf course for officers, Premium Times reports. It…

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How ‘Mammy Market’ found around every Military Barracks nationwide got its name

Mammy Market is synonymous with military barracks spread across the country. It is a place filled with so much life especially in the night. Many Nigerians throng these place point and…

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Soldiers did not threaten to shoot officers in Bama – Army

The Nigerian Army on Friday dismissed a report that soldiers of 21 Brigade in Bama turned against officers and threatened to shoot them. There had been reports that the soldiers…

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BREAKING: Soldiers go on rampage in Borno, threaten to shoot officers

The 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army is in disarray as  soldiers deployed to rout Boko Haram from the dreaded Sambisa Forest in Borno have turned against their officers, firing…

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NDLEA investigating officers for drug-related activities

The National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it is investigating some of its officers for allegedly aiding drug barons. Chairman of NDLEA, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah disclosed…

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Why Army dismissed 38 senior officers

The real reasons why the Nigerian Army dismissed 38 senior officers in June this year have emerged, Premium Times reports. According to documents filed by the Army in court, at least 22…

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Jailbreak: FG dismisses 23 prison officers, suspends 11 others

The Federal Government has dismissed 23 prison officers, and suspended 11 others over the recent jailbreaks in prisons across the country. In a statement issued on Monday by the Prisons…

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Opinion: The Ironsi tragedy and the limitations of tribalism

by Dele Awogbeoba As July 29 2016 as come and gone, one remembers the sad events of 50 years ago. That was the day Nigeria’s first military head of state…

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‘You took 24 police vehicles’ | ‘Do I want to open a car shop?’ -Between new IGP and predecessor

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Sunday, said that his predecessor, Solomon Arase, took away 24 police vehicles during his retirement while the recently retired seven Deputy Inspectors-General of Police…

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‘Lion of the Police Force’, Joseph Mbu, 20 others retired

The Nigerian Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspector General of Police including Joseph Mbu and other top officers that were the seniors of the…

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Policeman allegedly kills bus driver at Igando (VIDEO)

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has declared that the Nigeria Police Force is working frantically to curb the instances of trigger happy officers killing citizens extra-judiciously. But some people…

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Military yearns to prosecute officers involved in Dasukigate

The Nigerian Army is awaiting approval from President Muhammadu Buhari, to commence military trial for all serving officers implicated in the ongoing investigation into the $2.1bn arms purchase scandal. A…

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12 Army officers sent to EFCC, Air Force places Commodores, AVMs under house arrest

The Nigerian Army has handed over 12 Army officers to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), for investigation. This was disclosed on Thursday, by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting…

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Houses worth N5bn seized from Amosu, others [DETAILS]

Houses and other properties worth N5bn have been seized from the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), and other senior military officers. Punch Newspapers reports…

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Boko Haram attack Gombe: Insurgents torch police station and take over cement factory

by James Sambo Maurading militants suspected to be Boko Haram members launched an attack on Nafada town in Gombe state on Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, the insurgents arrived in about 50…

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Nigerian Army to court-martial 16 soldiers over Chibok girls abduction

by James Sambo Reports say that the Nigerian Army will arraign 16 soldiers over the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State on 14 April.…

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After five operations, fake officers nabbed hijacking oil trucks

by Azubuike Azikiwe A group of highway oil hijackers, which include fake military officers, has been apprehended by the operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad after five operations. Officers…

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Bizarre: Policemen run away after mysterious creature is dropped in station (PHOTO)

by Tutu Akinlabi A police station in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe was recently the scene of pandemonium after a mysterious creature scared off officers on duty. The creature, described as a goblin,…

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Caught in the act: 2 police officers found having s3x in house

by Tutu Akinlabi The home where the officers were caught Two police officers were caught unawares in a New York neighbourhood having s3x in a resident's house. The officers, one…

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Incredible: Angola becomes ‘first country to ban Islam’, dismantles mosques

by Akintomiwa Agbaje President of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos Announcing plans to eradicate the world's fastest growing faith from its territories, Angola has become the first country in the world to…

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Brutality: Police officers beat up, arrest civil defence officer in Ondo

by Oge Okonkwo An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was Saturday beaten in public by police officers at  Ado Junction, along Akure/Owo Expressway , Ondo State at about 6.00…

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Terrible: Market woman, 60, allegedly shot by policemen in Akwa Ibom (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo Policemen deployed in Akwa Ibom State to quell a riot are alleged to have shot a 60 year old woman, identified as Comfort John. The officers were…

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BUSTED: KAI officers arrested for demanding N800,000 bribe from traders (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo Femi Ajayi and Samuel Awoseyin, the two KAI officers arrested over fraud Two officers  Femi Ajayi and Samuel Awoseyin of the Kick Against Indiscipline, (KAI) have been arrested for…

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Jonathan looks into the retirement of army generals, cites security challenges for action

by Adeola Balogun The recent retirement of army generals has attracted the attention of President Goodluck Jonathan and he has decided to wade into the matter. The exercise has affected…

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“We are too refined for that”: Police disown officers begging on highways

The Kogi State Police Command has said policemen accused of begging motorists on the Abuja-Lokoja for money to repair their patrol vehicles and to fuel them are not its personnel.…

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