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…
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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…
Outrage in Akwa Ibom as police “extrajudicially” murder two vigilantes
Activists in Akwa Ibom are up in arms against the police in the state over the controversial murder of two members of a community vigilante group who reportedly offered to lead cops to a crime scene. Full narrative of incident,…
“How the police in Abuja saved my uncle’s life”
A Lagos-based citizen (referred to as Citizen B following his request that his name be withheld because he does not trust the police) chatted with Nigeria Police Watch (NPW) this morning on his experience, as he tried to get the…
This man was tortured by the police until be became blind
By Bode Adewumi If Segun Idowu, had an inkling of what was in store for him in November 2006, he would probably have taken steps to avert the evil that befell him on that fateful day. He could have abandoned…
Policemen at the Ewet Housing Police Division in Uyo demand bribes before attending to armed robbery
By Citizen Sammy It is only in our beloved country that such things happen! A senior friend of mine was robbed last thursday night on his way back from work. The bandits, who failed in their bid to kidnap him,…
“The Divisional Police Officer in Ewekoro is inept, unprofessional and corrupt”
By Citizen Bimpe The Nigeria Police Force is getting worse and worse by the day. The police are truly the friend of the society but some chaffs in the grains are spoiling the name of the force. Most of the…