Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has narrated his ordeal in the hands of some operatives of a police team during his 2014 governorship campaign in the state. The governor said he was allegedly brutalised and teargased by the police team,…
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Return Looted Firearms Now, Police Warn Hoodlums
The committee set up by the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, to assess the level of damage to police formations during the #EndSARS protest has warned hoodlums who carted away firearms from 205 police stations in 17…
#EndSARS: Nigeria Police already reformed – Justice Minister Malami
Amidst the nationwide calls for police reform during and in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest, Nigeria’s chief law officer, Abubakar Malami, has argued that the police as an institution is already reformed and there is no basis for such…
Presidency worries over Police absence, as street violence escalates
The Presidency expressed concern last night when informed that policemen have still not returned to the streets despite violence engulfing most of the cities in the country. A Presidency source said the Inspector-General of Police was the right person to…
Police recruitment: IGP suspends entry requirements for applicants
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu on Monday ordered that entry requirements be waved for applicants into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police, The Nation learnt last night. The police yesterday kicked-off the screening of applicants for 10,000 slots…
Police smash armed robbery syndicate in Nsukka
Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police has smashed an armed robbery syndicate that has been terrorising the Nsukka area of the state. A statement by the Enugu Police spokesman, ASP Daniel Ndukwe said the suspects would be charged for…
Police to Begin Screening for Recruitment on August 24
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) yesterday stated that the screening of candidates who applied to join the organisation as constables will commence from August 24 to September 16, 2020. It directed the applicants to appear at the screening centres in…
Equip Police to Combat Insurgency, North-east Governors Urge Buhari
Governors from the North-east of the country yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to equip the police to bridge the manpower gap in the military as a way of routing insurgents who are waging acute war against the region. The insurgency,…
Police Siege: Ex-NDDC Boss Recounts Ordeal, Says She Will Not be Cowed
Former acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh, has recounted her ordeal when police laid siege to her house and declared that she would not be cowed by the experience. She spoke at Government House,…
Why Police take over Nasarawa PDP secretariat
Stern-looking police operatives have taken over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State. The development followed blockage of the Secreteriat Gate by youths opposed to the PDP caretaker chairman in the state, Francis Orogu.…
