The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General of Police to pay N50 million damages to the widow of the late Chief M. K. O. Abiola, Prof. Zainab Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights by arresting and parading her while wearing only a nightgown. The court, in the judgment that was delivered by Justice …

Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has described as reckless, misleading, inaccurate, fictitious, and sensational report that seven wedding guests were kidnapped while gunmen ran riot in some parts of the state. It was reported that the incident which allegedly happened in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, also saw the hoodlums engaged soldiers in a gun duel. Reacting to …

Some lawyers, yesterday, faulted the warning by the Nigeria Police that the use of ‘No Gree For Anybody’, adopted by some Nigerians as the 2024 slogan was capable of instigating crisis in the country. The slogan, which simply means ‘do not tolerate any form of nonsense from anybody’ or ‘do not allow yourself to be bullied by anyone’, recently gained …

Deputy Senate President (DSP) Barau Jibrin will soon distribute motorcycles to policemen and personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) working in the Kano North Senatorial Zone. The announcement was made from the office of his special assistant on media and publicity, Shitu Madaki Kunchi made available to newsmen yesterday. “This is announcing to the general public that as …

The Oyo State Police Command, on Thursday, dismissed two Special Constabularies identified as Jimoh Lukman and Kareem Fatai, over alleged extortion. They were consequently stripped of the Nigerian Police uniform to further confirm their exit from the constabulary service. The two officers were recently caught in a viral video demanding money from a Dutch tourist riding on a power bike …

Operatives of the Ogun State Police command have rescued seven persons abducted by gunmen in the Fidiwo axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. It was gathered that the victims were rescued after a rescue operation led by the police. The gunmen, numbering nine had on Monday attacked motorists along the highway, abducting seven passengers, killing one and injuring another. One of …

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has ordered the Nigerian Police to pay N3 billion in damages to a spare parts trader, Victor Ogbonna, who was tortured by members of the disbanded Eagle Crack unit in 2019. The court, presided by Justice Stephen Daylop-Pam, ruled in Ogbonna’s favour after he filed a fundamental human rights suit against the Inspector …

Nemesis has caught up with two graduates of Educational Technology of Benue State University arrested by the Niger State police command over an alleged ATM scandal. The duo, Aver Wese, 31 years from Obudu, Cross River State and Godwin Deor, 30 years from Ankpa, Kogi State, were arrested last Thursday by Police operatives attached to Suleja Area Command while trying …

No fewer than four suspects have been paraded by the Gombe State Police command over the murder of 16-year-old Alamin Ahmadu. The suspects include 25-year-old Ahmadu Ibrahim and 35-year-old Babuka Abubakar. Others are Abdulsalam Mohammed, aged 28 years, and Muhammadu Abubakar, aged 28 years, all of Liji quarters in Yalmatu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State. Parading the suspects …

The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Hon. Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim has said that the police high command would execute President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties, and developing a community policing strategy, amongst others. During a two-day management retreat at the Ministry of Police Affairs in Abuja on Monday, she noted that the Nigeria …