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…
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Court Remands Nigerian Police Constable In Prison For Alleged Murder
An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of Police Constable Igodih Gbefamoghan in prison over an alleged murder charge brought against him. The 26-year old police constable was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Johnson Adelegan for the offence…
Police extortion goes on unchecked on Oshodi Road
It is still business as usual (for police collecting bribes and extorting motorists) along Oshodi Road, Lagos Nigeria. As I was coming to my office this afternoon, the (thieves) wearing Police uniform were busy extorting N100 from danfo drivers. Some…
Collecting bribe is in my blood, says dismissed policeman caught impersonating
By Oluwatoyin Malik Call him Sergeant Mathew Julius or Inspector S. Edo, you will be still be speaking about one and same person. The man in question, whose real names are Timothy Adigun and who was dismissed from the Nigeria …
Nigeria police arrest two suspects for stealing N11.7m meant for their salary
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the theft of over N11.7 million police salary, from the vault of a branch of the Nigeria Police Force Micro-Finance Bank, at Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. State Police Command spokesman, Mr. Samuel…
Robbers gun down police anti-robbery boss, daughter
Armed robbers in the early hours of Monday shot dead Mr. John Ibizugbe, the head of the anti-robbery section at Area F Command, Lagos and his 22-year-old daughter, Bola. PUNCH METRO learnt that Ibizugbe, an assistant superintendent of police,…
Police salary stolen from police bank
Hopes of scores of policemen in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, to receive their September salaries were dashed this morning as the N11.7 million meant for their salaries has been stolen. Lagos-based P.M.NEWS reports that the money was stolen from the Nigerian…
These police officers are busy taking bribes, extorting motorists along the Ekiti – Abuja route today
A passenger travelling in an ash-coloured Peugeot 505 GR saloon car is watching from his back-seat position how police officers on roadblocks are forcing his driver to pay between 50 and 60 naira illegal tolls. Although almost all the officers,…
Police lawyer admits torturing of suspects by cops is illegal, blasts colleagues
The Officer-in-Charge, Legal Department, State Criminal Investigation Department, Ogun State Police Command, Mr. Jacob, has described as illegal the torture of suspects by policemen. Popogbe, who spoke at the monthly lecture organized by the command in Abeokuta on Friday, also…
Extorting officers say IG of Police gets a share in roadblock extortion along Mafoluku and Oshodi Road
May I bring to your notice the high rate of extortion by men of the Nigerian police who claim to be on stop and search along the Mafoluku Road & Oshodi Road. It has become a culture that police men…
Three policemen to face trial for alleged murder
Three policemen alleged to have killed three persons at a funeral in Akoko community, Ndokwa West Local Government of Delta State will face murder charges soon, it was learnt yesterday. Commissioner of Police Mamman Tsafe made this known in Asaba.…
Anti-robbery police officers arrested for robbery at Lagos airport
Four officials of the Rapid Response Squad (RSS), a special anti-robbery arm of the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, were on Thursday night arrested for allegedly dispossessing a Bureau De Change operator of 20, 000 pounds (about…