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Occupy Nigeria Protest killings, Nigeria’s worst since military dictatorship

  The fatality figures are wide-ranging, depending on the source, and events leading to the deaths. While labour unions and civil society blame state-related killings of fuel subsidy protesters for more than a dozen deaths, authorities have placed the figure…

Trigger-happy Nigeria police officer to die by hanging

The Supreme Court has ordered the execution of a policeman, Emmanuel Ochiba, who killed a passerby, Godwin Momoh,  along Tafawa Balewa street in Jos, Plateau State, on September 12, 2001. Five justices of the court while dismissing the appeal filed…

Omoku DPO illegally detains, extorts 80-year old of N30,000

I am writing to report the unacceptable work behaviour of the police officers at Omoku police station in River State. The D.P.O detained an innocent old man of 80years (in the cell with criminals), for more than 24hrs and later…

Horrible working conditions at nyanya police station

THE Station Officer at Nyanya Police Station in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is sure of his responsibility. “After the DPO (Divisional Police Officer), the station is mine. Anything you want to know about the station, I handle it,” the…

Nigerian police officer accused of killing traditional ruler remanded in custody

Wasiu Adesina, the police officer charged with the murder of an Ikorodu chief, has been remanded into custody by an Ebute Metta Magistrate Court in Lagos, the Vanguard reported. According to the reports, Adesina will be kep in custody, pending…

Nigeria police increase bribe fees as Christmas approaches

Thursday evening on my way home at Akanimodo going to Ikorodu road Lagos. The police men at the junction stopped my bus drive and ask him for the money: POLICE:   Oya wa the money DRIVER:   Take The driver now brought out fifty…