An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of Police Constable Igodih Gbefamoghan in prison over an alleged murder charge brought against him. The 26-year old police constable was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Johnson Adelegan for the offence…
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Police kill another person in Bayelsa
By Oluwole Ige, Yenagoa Incessant accusations of alleged extra-judicial killings trailing the Nigeria Police continued, on Sunday, in Bayelsa, as another unidentified person was allegedly shot dead by the police around 1.30p.m along the popular Gen Sanni Abacha expressway, in Yenagoa,…
Police extortion goes on unchecked on Oshodi Road
It is still business as usual (for police collecting bribes and extorting motorists) along Oshodi Road, Lagos Nigeria. As I was coming to my office this afternoon, the (thieves) wearing Police uniform were busy extorting N100 from danfo drivers. Some…
Pandemonium as police kill two brothers in Okitipupa
By Sunday Aborisade Social and economic activities were paralysed for many hours in Okitipupa, a coastal community in Ondo State on Friday following a violent protest that greeted the death of two brothers allegedly shot by the police. The two…
Collecting bribe is in my blood, says dismissed policeman caught impersonating
By Oluwatoyin Malik Call him Sergeant Mathew Julius or Inspector S. Edo, you will be still be speaking about one and same person. The man in question, whose real names are Timothy Adigun and who was dismissed from the Nigeria …
Nigerian bullied by a top police officer is seeking your advice
Gabriel Onifade rendered computer repairs services to a police Supritendent at Area D (Olosan) police station at Mushin in May this year. His services were worth N21, 000 but the police officer paid him on N10, 000 at the time and…
Police ransack The Nation’s Abuja office
Police detectives Wednesday morning ransacked the The Nation’s Abuja office following the arrest of four editors of the paper on Tuesday. Two of the arrested editors, Managing Editor, Northern Operations, Yusuf Alli and Head of Abuja Bureau, Yomi Odunuga…
Police raid Nigeria newspaper, arrest 4 journalists over story on Obasanjo’s letter to President
LAGOS, Nigeria — Police in Nigeria raided a newspaper office Wednesday after detectives arrested four journalists over the publication of a purported letter from the nation’s former president instructing its current leader to fire government officials. Police descended on…
Police officer rapes detained nursing mother
By Paul Orude A nursing mother detained at Soro Police station in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State has allegedly been raped by a police constable. Hafsat Manye was allegedly raped twice by one Constable Halilu attached to the…
Badagry DPO should call his corrupt officers to order
Badagry DPO should call his corrupt officers to order I urge the Inspector-General of Police to help us talk to the Divisional Police Officer of Badagry to check the activities of his junior officers who have turned the Aradagun-Ajido…
MTN staff petitions Nigeria police chief over police extortion, corruption in Ojo/Alimosho
Inspector General of Police Dear Sir, I write to inform you of the abuse of office/uniform of some policemen who stand on the road along Iyana-Iba – Igando – Isheri road (Ojo/ Alimosho LGA) in Lagos state. These uniformed men have turned themselves to…
Nigeria police arrest two suspects for stealing N11.7m meant for their salary
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the theft of over N11.7 million police salary, from the vault of a branch of the Nigeria Police Force Micro-Finance Bank, at Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. State Police Command spokesman, Mr. Samuel…