Although Nigerian laws uphold the rights of a suspect, police officers maltreat, brutalize and in some cases kill them before making an appearance in court. A periodontologist writes how her brother was dehumanised by the police in Lagos. My brother…
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Nigeria Police Watch is a crowd-sourcing platform that enables citizens challenge and publicize indiscretions by police personnel.
Nigerian Police in indiscriminate arrest in Ubulu-Uku, Delta state
View Larger Map Police in the area are said to randomly arrest residents and extort them through paid bail. Those that fail to pay for bail end in prison.
Brutality and torture still a handy tool for Nigeria police
By Bose Adelaja Imagine a situation where a man paid to protect and guard you suddenly turns against you, using the weapons procured by you for that purpose. That is, instead of using these tools to safeguard you, he turns…
Ugheli resident sends SOS to Nigeria Police as kidnap rate hit two per day
View Ughelli, Delta state, Nigeria in a larger map A resident of Ughelli, Delta state – in the oil rich Niger-Delta region – says kidnap rate in the city has risen so high. He says the criminals brag about local…
Nigeria Police hopefuls charged with certificate forgery
They had high hopes of joining the police force to “hunt down criminals,” but police authorities say they will not because they are criminals themselves. 23 of them, “unlucky,” face jail terms for forgery.
Police road-blocks continues in Lagos streets
Despite the proscription of police road-blocks by the Inspector General of Police, many officers still indulge in the crime across Nigeria. An Okada man says he lost N8,000.
Lagos police officers extort visitors to South African embassy
Police in Lagos are never in short supply of nasty extortion ideas. Biodun Bodurin, a citizen reporter explains one of these officers’ latest at the South African embassy in Lagos. By Biodun Bodunrin
Police in River state disregard IG, keeps extortion road-blocks
A citizen reporter writes how police in River state continues to mount road-blocks, extorting motorists in the state, despite an order prohibiting road-blocks by the police boss.
Killer cop shoots colleagues dead, takes own life in Adamawa Nigeria
A policeman went berserk and shot two of his colleagues before shooting himself at Lala Village of Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Adamawa, Aderenle Shinaba, who confirmed the incident, said that the policeman,…
Court fines Nigeria police for detaining Abuja bound opposition politicians
Members of the political party were brutalized and turned away from Abuja by police officers in Lokoja. But a court in the city has asked the police to pay for its executive lawlessness.
How police aided underage voting, other irregularities in Sokoto governorship election
By PETER NKANGA Barely a kilometre away from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Sokoto State’s Tureta Local Government, a policeman and an Immigration officer, in complicity with INEC officials, encouraged minors to vote at Shiyar Rafi polling unit, documentary evidence reveals.…
Nigerian Police office kidnaps 17-year old lover, shoots sister
A police Corporal, Mr Emmanuel Okoye, attached to the Ifako Police Station in Lagos, has allegedly kidnapped a 17-year-old girl, Patience Isabor, from her residence in Bariga, Lagos. Sources said that the incident happened on Feb. 10, when Okoye allegedly…