By Ben Ezeamalu Two police officers were seated on a wooden bench in front of Pako Police post, Amukoko, when we walked in and made our way towards the counter. “Hey my friend! Come back here,” one of them thundered…
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Port Harcourt residents groan under illegal police “toll gates”
By Ukari C.Obene Why does the Rivers State Command of the Nigeria Police Force continue to pay lip service towards some of her corrupt officers’ attitude of mounting illegal roadblocks and extortion of money from innocent and law-abiding motorists on the streets…
US says Nigeria Police lack capacity to tackle terrorism
A new report released by the United States Friday said corruption and lack of capacity is hindering the ability of the Nigeria Police Force to respond to security and terrorist threats within the nation’s borders. The new report entitled, ‘Country…
Three policemen, one civilian killed by suspected Muslim sect members in Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Police say three policemen and a civilian were shot and killed at a residence in northeastern Nigeria by suspected members of a radical Muslim sect. Police chief Simeone Midenda said Friday that the men were watching TV…
Police demand bribes from victims of car theft
Kunle Oderemi It seems nothing constitutes a surprise among Nigerians any more, no matter how weird the incident and the circumstances surrounding it. Hitherto, strange things in the affairs of men are becoming a norm in our society. People are…
Police kill two in Governor’s hometown
Two persons were reported killed at the weekend by men of the Nigeria Police Force in Agulu community, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. About four others were also said to have sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of sporadic shooting…
“Why Nigeria Police is corrupt and ineffective”
Azuka Onwuka The least paid Nigerian police officer earns a paltry N19,685.35k (that is $127 at an exchange rate of N155 to $1) per month, while his counterpart in the United States earns nothing less than N516,666.66 ($3,333) per month.…
Police deliberately shot at my husband, says Kaduna artiste’s wife
The wife of a Kaduna-based hip-hop musician, Stanley Ukpabio, popularly called Desty Randy by his fans, has narrated how the police allegedly deliberately shot her husband in the stomach over the weekend at Mando area of Kaduna when he was…
Court awards N20m against police for parading suspect in public
A Federal High Court in Calabar has ordered the Nigeria Police to pay the sum of N20 million as general damages to Citizen Ottoh Obono for parading him in public before the press on allegations bordering on armed robbery. Delivering…
Activists demand sack of police boss over illegal detention of citizens
A human rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law ( a.k.a Intersociety) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to terminate the appointment of Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, for detaining, without trial, two…
Understanding Nigeria Police parlance
By John Ukah The Nigeria Police has the primary responsibility of protecting life and property. Undoubtedly and in the light of the rising state of insecurity, the agency needs to be restructured or reformed to meet present-day challenges. The rising…
Police sergeant charged to court for bank robbery, another on the run
The suspected members of a killer-gang arrested early in the week by detectives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery unit, SARS, Ikeja, over series of bank robbery operations in Lagos metropolis have been charged to court and remanded at the maximum…