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N32b Pension scam: EFCC seize choice Abuja properties

by Isi Esene The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been granted an interim order from the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Lawal H. Gumi, to take possession of all assets of the six people who allegedly defrauded the Police Pension Office of to the tune of N32.8 billion. The... Read More

Abuja, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, FCT, Pension, police, scam

18-year-old tries to rob policeman… in a police station (yeah, it didn’t end well)

by Isi Esene Everyone knows well enough not to play a practical joke on a wrong audience, not to talk of practicing it with a police officer – in a police station! Keithan Manuel is however finding this out the hard way. Manuel, 18, allegedly walked into the Wilmer Police Department, Dallas, with a white... Read More

crime, Dallas, humour, Keithan Manuel, police, Robbery

We don’t do that here: Jos police foil attempt to break into prison

by Adeniyi Abdul Jos police officials have apparently foiled plans by unknown men to sneak into a prison in the state. Reasons for the attempted entry are unknown, but according to an official who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria, the men arrived in three jeeps, claiming they had been given orders “from above”... Read More

jos, police, Prison

Fat attack: Pakistan sacks 250 pot-bellied and obese policemen

by Isi Esene The Police authority in Punjab, Pakistan, has sacked 250 pot-bellied and fat officers from the Police Force. This sack order was given by the Inspector General of Police, Habibur Rehman, who initiated an operation-measure-your-waistline exercise on 175, 000 of its men. All men considered overweight were advised to go easy on the... Read More

IGP, Inspector General of Police, Pakistan, police, pot-belly, Punjab, weight

Girlpower: Woman caught trying to steal car

by Isi Esene Banish the picture of a group of hard-looking men when it comes to car theft – that’s just chauvinist. Here’s proof: Just on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, a female suspected robber, identified as Ikechukwu Abigael, was apprehended by men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) while... Read More

Abeokuta, car, Ogun, police, steal, woman

WATCH: Shock as mother sleeps while her son dangles on a balcony ledge

by Doyin Jaiyesimi A toddler took his play time to another level when he crawled and sat on a balcony ledge on the eighth storey of a tower block located in Coventry. While the young boy’s presence on the balcony ledge horrified passers-by, his mother slept peacefully in her room; oblivious of the impending danger... Read More

balcony, coventry, danger, dangle, death, police

The Police IG just gave his number to the public (we called it and it doesn’t work)

by Doyin Jaiyesimi Mohammadu Dahiru Abubakar, Inspector-General of the Nigerian Police Force, wants to be as close to Nigerians as he can get. He has released what is believed to be his personal number to the public; a first for an IG in Nigeria. Nigerians can now have access to the IG whenever they... Read More

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Life’s a beach! Police close down Kuramo

by Hauwa Gambo “We are closing down the beach for one week; a team of security agents will continue to raid the beach to rid it of criminals,’’ said Adegoke Fayode, who is the Divisional Police Officer, Victoria Island Station, as the Nigeria Police force informed the public that it has closed down the popular... Read More

hoodlums, kuramo beach, lagos, police, squatters

Opinion: Our Mealy Mouthed Approach to Corruption… the Georgian Example

by Funke Aboyade, olufunke.aboyade@thisdaylive.com I wasn’t surprised at the avalanche of emails and SMS I received following last week’s column (Presidential Nuisance…). My plan was to publish some of those reactions but upon receiving and reading the article (reproduced below) sent to me by a friend, I decided it was too good not to share with... Read More

Business, corruption, georgia, good governance, nigeria, police, tackling

Report: Police declares House investigation of Lawan illegal

by Stanley Azuakola Whether it is done in the open, or behind closed doors, the police say the investigation of the Farouk Lawan bribery saga by the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges is illegal. The argument being, the House has no business investigating a criminal matter. If they do, then what will police officers do? The Punch newspaper spoke... Read More

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Now, face the music: Police arrest woman over Boko Haram Facebook comment

by Stanley Azuakola Be careful what you type on Facebook, big brother is watching. Mrs. Afolakemi Mojisola Adeniyi, 23, mother of one and divorced. Apparently, she doesn’t think highly of her ex-husband. That’s the conclusion to make when one considers a recent stunt she pulled on her ex-husband. Last week, Afolakemi put up a picture... Read More

arrest, boko haram, comment, divorce, facebook, police

#FaroukLawan: “I was never in possession of the $620, 000” -Lawan’s alibi disowns him

by Stanley Azuakola Where is the money, Farouk? Everybody wants to know. The answer to that question however, seems to still be very far away. Lawan had earlier claimed that he formally informed Hon. Adams Jagaba, the Chairman of the House Committee on Drugs, Financial Crimes and Narcotics, about Otedola’s antics. He also said that he... Read More

Adams Jagaba, Aminu Tambuwal, bribe, Emmanuel Inyang, farouk lawan, Femi Otedola, police

Lawmaker assaults teacher for disciplining his child, teacher has him arrested

by Stanley Azuakola Hajiya Zainab Umar is a teacher in Modern International Secondary School, Jigawa. One of the students in her class happened to be the son of a member of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Nasiru Mohammed Sparrow. It is the fall-out of that relationship which has now pitted Hajiya Umar and Hon Sparrow in court. Trouble started when Hajiya Umar... Read More

arrest, court, Hajiya Zainab Umar, insult, Nasiru Mohammed Sparrow, police, School

Report: Farouk Lawan may spend weekend in detention, to sue police on Monday

by Hauwa Gambo Lawyers to the (former?) chairman of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Farouk Lawan, may be heading to court on Monday. (Read updates on FemiVSFarouk bribe scandal HERE) As at 7pm yesterday, the legislator was still detailed along with the clerk of his committee, after they reported at the... Read More

bribe, dollars, House of Representatives, lawan, otedola, police, zenon

You asked for it: Sambo says police reform will cost us N1.5trn

by Hauwa Gambo Maybe next time, we should just grumble quietly. The Vice-President of the country, Namadi Sambo yesterday revealed that the much-talked-about reform of the Nigeria Police Force will be costing Nigeria N1.5 trn, and that’s just the budget. He said this during a meeting of his government’s ]Committee on the Interim Implementation of... Read More

ict, nigeria, police, Reform, Sambo, security, vice president

Liar, Liar: We saved Christian Obodo not the police, says community

by Hauwa Gambo While Nigerians celebrate the release of footballer Christian Obodo who was abducted days ago, a community vigilante group in the area where he was rescued has come out to deny reports of police heroism. See the SaharaReporters story: Following the credit been taken by the Delta state police command over the release... Read More

Christian Obodo, kidnap, police, Warri

Passing the buck: Acting IG explains reason for delayed police salaries

by Stanley Azuakola Passing the buck: Acting IG explains reason for delayed police salaries Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has explained that the delay in payment of police salaries is not the fault of the police management. According to him, the delay was caused as a result of late issuance of payment warrant from the government.... Read More

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#Danacrash: AFP Report – Police fire tear gas at crowd at Lagos crash site

Nigerian police fired tear gas on Monday as a crowd surged at the site of a devastating plane crash in the country’s largest city of Lagos that killed all 153 people on board. A crowd trying to get a look at the wreckage sought to break though a police barricade in one area at the... Read More

Crash, Dana, lagos, police, tear gas

Good times are here: New police minimum wage now N50,000

by Stanley Azuakola Police officers would soon be smiling big time; who knows, the police might finally become our friend. That’s because Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Abubakar has made an announcement which so many would be pleased to hear. Speaking in Alausa, Ikeja, when he visited Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, he said henceforth,... Read More

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Sticks and stones? Convoy of INEC boss stoned in Jigawa

by Lekan Olanrewaju The streets of Jigawa aren’t safe if you’re the head of the electoral board of the country. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega learned this the hard way yesterday, when he was the victim of a mob attack while moving through the city of Kazaure. He had been... Read More

Attahiru Jega, Buhari, INEC, Jigawa, police

19 secondary school students arrested for cultism; LASU student arrested for terrorism – What’s Going On?

It is bad enough that there is a gaping chasm where education used to be. Now, it seems, the hole is filled up with secondary school occultists who romance potential girlfriends with threats, and soon-to-be-music graduates, making terrorist phone calls to collect on a quick buck. 19 students of All Souls Anglican Grammar School, Ado Ekiti were recently arrested for the alleged... Read More

bombs, cults, nigeria, police, schools, secondary school, terrorists, University

Banning tinted windows and sirens: Things they’ve already done before

In February, according to several media reports, the Federal Government (FG) was set to ban tinted windows in cars. Some time before then, the use of sirens by civilian vehicles and non-emergency vehicles was banned in the country. The recent escalating danger of terrorism in Nigeria, especially from Boko Haram, has led to an increased... Read More

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Justice is served: Court orders police, FG to pay N152 million to man over shooting of wife

by Lekan Olanrewaju In what may come as a surprise to many, the Nigerian Police Force has been ordered to pay damages to a man for the shooting of his wife. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has awarded the sum of N152 million against the Nigeria Police and the Attorney-General of the Federation... Read More

Justice, law, nigeria, police

Speak up, please: Oshiomole offers N10 million reward for information on killers of Principal Secretary

by Lekan Olanrewaju Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomole is leaving no stone unturned in his quest for justice. The governor had previously given police a 14-day ultimatum to find the culprits responsible for the assassination of his Principal Secretary, Oyerinde Olaitan, who was shot in his home in Benin City last week. The governor, who... Read More

adams oshiomole, Edo state, police

#InCaseYouMissedIt: N6.43 trillion saved from removal of police checkpoints

by Lekan Olanrewaju Just in case you thought Police “checkpoints” had any hope of making a return in the future, the Inspector General of Police has stated that it is never going to happen. Speaking at an interactive session with traditional rulers, leaders of thought, businessmen and town union executives in Awka, Anambra State on... Read More

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Photo of the Day: Nigerian policeman on duty

A reader sent this in. No helmet: ✓ Can of beer: ✓ Cigarette: ✓ Terrified rider: ✓ Nigerian police force: working hard to keep our country safe. God speed, good gentleman.

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All correct?! Let’s compare the new police uniform with the rest of the world’s

by Lekan Olanrewaju Amidst controversy over a botched hostage rescue and tales of violence around the country our government has once more shown its incredible penchant for ignoring such trivialities, and focusing on what is truly important. Yes, those citizens who bother about bombings and things of the sort are focusing on the wrong things,... Read More

GEJ, IGP, nigeria, police

“A temporary setback”: Jonathan issues statement as Police DIG dies in helicopter crash

by Lekan Olanrewaju A police surveillance helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Police Force, on Wednesday crashed in Jos, killing all on board. “The Nigeria Police wishes to announce the death of DIG (deputy director general) Haruna John, the DIG in charge of operations,” police spokesman Olusola Amore said in a statement that listed the other officers who were... Read More

Crash, DIG, GEJ, jos, police

“We no dey carry last for stupidity!”: Check out the top ten tweets from yesterday

by Lekan Olanrewaju From thoughts on Chelsea FC’s win yesterday to jabs at the US war in Afghanistan, check out what everyone was discussing on twitter yesterday. @ogundamisi: On a day we paraded 3 teenagers, we anounce D ‘death’ of main man behind D killing, Abu Mohammed. Nigeria we no dey carry last 4 stupidity!... Read More

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Temitope Shittu-Alamu: “The police was once my friend”

He has stopped protecting me, and more often than not harassed me rather than rescue me. I grew up knowing that the policeman was ALWAYS the good guy. In all my childhood games from “hide and seek” to “catching a thief”, he was the hero. Not that I ever figured out in my little imaginative mind... Read More

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