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…
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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 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…
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.…
“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…
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…
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…