Commander of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Lagos chapter, Olusola Olawale, last night explained to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and other members of the House how the police often frustrate…
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Nigeria police officers unlawfully detain businessman, demand N300,000 bail ransom
A misunderstanding between two business associates of 7 years has resulted in the illegal arrest and detention of Francis Obi of Allied Drilling Company Ltd. Lagos.
Police detain 17 officers in Kano over extortion, bribery
The police in Kano has detained no fewer than 17 officers and men of its command over allegations of extortion and bribery. Kano Police Public Relation Officer, Rilwanu Dutse, told newsmen yesterday, that the affected officers were arrested by X-squad…
Police should save us from extorting officers in Ijebu-Ode
Police should save us from extorting officers in Ijebu-Ode Please and please, the Nigerian Police should act fast. There are bad eggs in Nigeria Police in Ijebu-Ode metropolitan area. A trip to Ijebu-Ode will make you hate the entire police.…
How police aided underage voting, other irregularities in Sokoto governorship election
By PETER NKANGA Barely a kilometre away from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Sokoto State’s Tureta Local Government, a policeman and an Immigration officer, in complicity with INEC officials, encouraged minors to vote at Shiyar Rafi polling unit, documentary evidence reveals.…
Junior police officers accuse Frank Mba, other top police officers of monumental corruption
Some junior police officers in Lagos have written to the Lagos State Police Commissioner accusing a former spokesperson of the Lagos Police, Frank Mba, and other top officers in the command of extorting them in exchange for juicy postings. They…
Horrifying chronicle of Nigeria Police murders since September
Nigeria has become one huge killing field of defenceless citizens. The killing machine is the Nigeria Police, who think it is no big deal shooting and killing the same people they are paid to protect. This absurd indulgence has existed…
Police corporal rapes 3-year-old
Irmiya Musa, a police corporal serving with Dakatsalle Police division in Bebeji Local Government area of Kano State, Irmiya Musa has raped a three year old minor at Sabon-Gari quarters of Dakatsalle, Daily Trust newspaper is reporting. A reliable source…
100,000 police officers carry handbags for wives of moneybags and politicians
Over 100,000 out of the 330,000 police officers in Nigeria are attached to “few fortunate” individuals – to carry handbags for their wives, chairman of Police Service Commission has revealed. The chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Parry Osayande…
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…
Nigerian Police Inspector Investigated For Allegedly Raping 15-Year Niece
Police authorities in Zamfara State have commenced investigation into an allegation of rape levelled against a police officer, Abdullahi Ibrahim, attached to the Maradun police division. A police source who craved anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the suspect…
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…