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Force challenges claims of brutality during August protests, demands retraction and apology. The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed allegations made by Amnesty International in its report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria…
Nigeria Police Spokesman Calls for Responsible Online Conduct The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has criticized the act of directing curses at individuals online, describing it…
The Nigeria Police Force has reaffirmed its dedication to upholding the rights and freedoms of individuals planning to participate in the protest organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress and other affiliations on the…
The police in Lagos State Police Command have reportedly sought permission from the Chief Magistrate of Yaba Court to allow them forcibly draw the blood of Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti for testing. This comes days after…
Lagos State Police Command has arrested a chef identified as Wilfred Amoussou for stealing from his employers. The state Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via a series of tweets on his handle…
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has slammed the police and Department of State Services for thwarting an initiative aimed at securing the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He noted that collaborative efforts with…
Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, an infamous Nigerian fraudster who recently pleaded guilty in the United States, has narrated how he bribed a Nigerian decored police chief Abba Kyari to do his dirty jobs. Federal…
Residents of Sasa community in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital have arrested a man suspected to be a ritualist. Sasa, one of the communities in Akinyele local government area, a 42-year old woman was killed last week.…
Some armed soldiers allegedly invaded the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo causing panic in the area on Monday. According to some traders near the police headquarters who were eye witnesses, three of the…
In a fresh application filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Mr Omoyele Sowore, Convener of #RevolutionNow protest, who is being held by the Department of State Services, has asked for bail in liberal terms.…
Word has it that security has been beefed up on Wednesday 11th of September around the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which is the venue of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal is set to deliver its final…
Notorious billionaire kidnap kingpin, Hamisu (a.k.a. Wadume), has confessed to soldiers helping him escape from the police. The Nigeria police have confirmed his re-arrest, revealing that he was apprehended in the late…
The Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Military and other security operatives have surrounded the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos ahead of the #RevolutionNow protest scheduled for today.…
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday said it had arrested eight suspected ritual killers, including a woman with 11 human skulls in Ilorin, Kwara. Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations Officer, disclosed…
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two policemen and a civilian by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday in Kaduna State. The Command Public Relation Officer, Deputy Superintendent of…
Controversy has trailed the death of a 25-year-old tailor, Mohammed Bashir, who allegedly died in the hands of police interrogators in Yola. Close relatives of the deceased insisted that the tailor was beaten to death…
Following disturbing complaints from well-meaning members against officers of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), the police has released telephone numbers dedicated to cater to complaints from victims, past and…
The Nigeria Police Wednesday, explained that Senator Dino Melaye, who was earlier arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse for criminal conspiracy and other charges, was re-arrested to immediately face another…
The Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has criticised the Nigerian police for planning to stop an anti-government protest scheduled for Monday. The protest was called by hip-hop artiste, Innocent Tuface Idibia, to highlight…
