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Has The IGP Kept His Promise To Reform SARS? | Punch
He has accomplished that because recently I saw a lot of phone numbers that were made available to members of the public to report the conduct of the men of SARS and I think if […]
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FSARS Not Directed To Stop And Search, Says Police Commissioner | TheCable
Haliru Gwandu, Edo police commissioner, says operatives of the federal special anti-robbery squad (FSARS) are not directed to stop and search. He made this known during the #AskThePolice #ReformSARS interactive session on Tuesday. The Twitter […]
CRIME
US Arrests 30 Nigerians In Crackdown On Email Scammers | TheCable
The US has reportedly arrested 74 people including nearly 30 in Nigeria, as part of an effort to combat email scam artists. According to BBC, the arrests reflect a coordinated crackdown on people who convince […]
Security
Police Withdraw Invitation To Saraki, Ask Him To Respond In Writing | SaharaReporters
Senate President Bukola Saraki no longer needs to appear at the office of the Force Intelligence Response Team in Guzape, Abuja, over allegations he is a sponsor of the criminal gang that robbed some banks […]
Security
Offa Robbery: Saraki Promises To Reply Police In 48 Hours | PMNews
Senate President Bukola Saraki said he will send a written response to the allegations made against him by the Nigerian Police, linking him with robbery in Offa on 5 April. In a twist to the […]
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Buhari: Nigerian Army Was Soft On Biafrans During Civil War | TheCable
The Nigerian army was soft on Biafrans during the civil war, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday. This, he said, was because the then head of state, Yakubu Gowon, issued strict instructions to the army […]
Issues/Policy
CAN Decries Making Arabic Language Compulsory In Police Recruitment Test
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the just-concluded Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Computer Based Test (CBT) for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force where Arabic language was made compulsory for Muslims […]
Security
Lagos Police Begin Massive Arrest of Lawless Okada Riders June 15 | PMNews
The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday said it has concluded plans to commence massive arrest of unlawful commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as Okada riders from June 15. Rising from a meeting held with […]
CRIME
PremiumTimes EXCLUSIVE: IGP Idris Gets Buhari’s Nod To Arrest Saraki Over Murders iI Kwara
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had no objections to any plan by the police to arrest Senate President Bukola Saraki over a string of murder cases in Kwara State, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. […]
Security
Meet DCP Yetunde Longe, The Policewoman Secretly Rebranding SCIID Panti
This is the Deputy Commissioner of Police Yetunde Longe, the tough policewoman who is working hard to give the Lagos State Criminal Intelligence Investigation Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, a new image. Since she was appointed […]
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PremiumTimes INVESTIGATION: How Nigerian Generals Clashed Over Billions Meant For Military Equipment
The National Security Adviser, Andrew Azazi, was visiting some friends and government colleagues in Abuja that night in early 2012. He was shocked to learn from one of his hosts that his Nigerian Defence Academy […]
CRIME
Whistle-Blower Policy: Over N500 Billion Recovered – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration’s “whistle-blowing policy has helped to recover over N500 billion. He said this during his Democracy Day speech which aired at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday. The figure appears to […]
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How Nigerian, Cameroonian Soldiers Maltreated Us In IDP Camps – Female Boko Haram Victims | PremiumTimes
Women who live in refugee camps after surviving Boko Haram attacks have narrated how Nigerian and Cameroonian security officials maltreated them. The women spoke on Thursday in Abuja at an event organised by Amnesty International […]
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How Nigerian Soldiers, JTF Rape, Starve Boko Haram Victims – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of raping thousands of women and girls who escaped from the brutal rule of Boko Haram insurgents, and killing many people who refused to be moved from territories […]
Security
One Police, Different Rules | ThisDayLive
The refusal of the police to redeploy the commander of the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad in Rivers State, Mr Akin Fakorede, despite objections raised by the state government and his indictment in a report of the […]
Issues/Policy
Gunshot Victims And Police Report By Tayo Ogunbiyi
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Recently, a colleague lost a dear brother in an obviously avoidable situation. The deceased, Adebayo Akinwumi, a promising engineer with a top global telecommunication brand, was shot at close range by dastardly […]
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Police: We’Re Not After Journalist Who Released IGP’s ‘Transmission’ Video | TheCable
The Kano police state command says it is not on a manhunt for Aminu Nurudeen, a Liberty Television reporter, said to have published a video of Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), struggling to read […]
Security
VIDEO: Aggrieved Policemen Disarm NSCDC Official In A Violent Manner
A video of policemen struggling to disarm an official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has surfaced on the internet. In the video, three police officers were seen struggling with the officer […]
Nigeria
Don’t Reject Gunshot Victims, Lagos CP Warns Hospitals | Guardian
The Lagos State police command yesterday warned hospitals and doctors to henceforth desist from rejecting gunshot victims, saying such act constitutes a flagrant violation of an existing law. Reacting to a media report on the […]
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ThisDayLive: The Senate Versus IGP Idris
Even with the Senate excesses, Ibrahim Idris has become more dangerous to the system than many may realize The exchange of intemperate words between the Senate and the Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris […]