Police & tinted glasses I appreciate the wonderful work you are doing for unsuspecting Nigerians. Please keep it up. Kindly help me find out what the position is about the use of factory-tinted vehicles because some policemen, particularly the Federal…
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Nigeria Police Watch is a crowd-sourcing platform that enables citizens challenge and publicize indiscretions by police personnel.
Police detain teenage housewife in place of fleeing husband
By Amina Alhassan & Misbau Bashir When 17-year-old old Najaatu Salisu got married to Malam Janaidu Hashimu two weeks before the start of the just-concluded Ramadan, little did she know that her freedom was in danger. Though she is…
“Police ignored complaints about my son who threatens to kill me and use his mother for ritual”
Baldwin Ujor lives with his family in Karu, a suburb of Abuja. He however has lost peace at home because one of his sons grew recalcitrant since 2003. Mr. Ujor says he has had a long running battle with his…
Attorney General prescribes psychiatric tests for police officers
The Attorney General of Kaduna State, Jonathan Adamu, has advocated that the government subjects every police officer to psychological and psychiatry test every six months to cut incidents of extra-judicial killing by the police who should be our symbol of…
Nigerian police barracks in terrible state of disrepair
By Joshua Bassey Have you ever visited some of the Nigerian Police barracks? If you have not, you need to take time out to visit one closer to you. You will be amazed at what you will see. Dilapidated buildings,…
From across Nigeria, a litany of complaints against the police
Some of you recently sent us text messages complaining about issues against the police, reporting crime or commenting on police actions and conducts. We have published some of your complaints and comments below. You are encouraged to send us…
In Itigidi, Cross River State, commercial motorcyclists groan under extreme police extortion and harassment
By Citizen Isah The activities of policemen in Itigidi, Cross Rivers State, should be put to check. On a regular basis, police personnel on roadblocks extort money from motorcyclists plying that route. The officers mercilessly harasses every motorcyclists that drives…
Nigeria Police lack capacity to fight crime, says former Governor Alao-Akala
By Chinedu Eze Former governor of Oyo State, Mr.Adebayo Alao-Akala, has said Nigeria has an unprepared and unmotivated police force to fight the various insecurity challenges facing the nation. He also noted that the country does not deserve the quality…
‘Nigeria Police want Peace Corps of Nigeria dead’
By Isaac Shobayo The Peace Corps of Nigeria, for quite some time, has had a running battle with the Nigeria Police over its status. The National Commandant of the Corps, Dickson Akor, in this interview with Isaac Shobayo, speaks on the…
“Policeman brutalised me because my wife refused to date him”
By Eniola Akinkuotu With an injury at the back of his head and bruises on his body, Afolabi Ojediran cut the picture of a man who was attacked by hoodlums. But he was not. Rather, he was beaten up by a…
Report says Nigeria Police Least Effective In Handling Boko Haram
The police are the least effective of all security agencies detailed to curb the Boko Haram crisis in Maiduguri, a survey by CLEEN Foundation, a nongovernmental organization have revealed. The survey which was conducted across the six geopolitical zones…
The Other (Bad) Side of Nigeria’s Policing
At 10pm on June 7, 2005, six people aged 21 to 25, met the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Danjuma at a nightclub in Area 11, Abuja. They were Ifeanyi Ozor, Chinedu Meniru, Isaac Ekene, Paulinus Ogbonna, Anthony Nwodike…