President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned a wide assortment of operational assets acquired to strategically improve the capabilities of the police, particularly in crowd control and anti-riot operations. The commissioning took place at the Force Headquarters. The equipment commissioned include a…
Kano police officer rewarded for rejecting $200k bribe
The Divisional Police Officer of Nasarawa Station in Kano State, Daniel Amah, has been rewarded for rejecting a $200,000 bribe in a case of alleged armed robbery. Amah, a Superintendent of Police got a commendation from the Inspector-General of Police,…
DCP Yetunde Longe bids farewell to Panti
The on-going shake-up in the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) ensuring transfers of Senior Police Officers (SPOs) to different formations and offices has also hit the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Lagos State Police Command. The State Criminal Investigation…
UN selects Nigeria’s CSP Ugorji for woman police of the year award
After weeks of having its image smeared from police personnel’s handling of the crises that followed the EndSARS protest, the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has something to be proud of, as the United Nations (UN) has selected a Chief Superintendent…
Any policeman found guilty of power abuse’ll be dismissed – IG (Punch)
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has said that any police officer found liable for misuse of power that resulted into the death, injury or indignity of citizens, would be dismissed from service and charged to court. Adamu, while…
Five policemen arrested, one declared wanted over fatal shooting in Lagos (Guardian)
The men of the Nigerian Police force have shot dead a 20-year-old and injured a man in Ajegunle Lagos. Eyewitnesses said Ada Ifeanyi, who was killed, and Emmanuel Akomafuwa were returning from a nightclub in the early hours of Saturday…
Johnson’s Killing: Is tattoo, dreadlock strange to Nigeria’s culture?
“Tattoo and dreadlock dey strange to our culture, especially for Nigeria,” says DSP Bala Elkana, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) while reacting to the extra-judicial killing of Kolade Johnson, a young Nigerian. Kolade, a father of one,…
Corruption: 233 policemen arrested (Nation)
Two hundred and thirty-three policemen have been arrested for corruption related offences in the past one year, Commissioner Imohimi Edgal said yesterday. Of the total arrests made, Edgal said 16 were dismissed, 26 demoted, one charged to court and 190…
DPO, policemen beat Imo chief magistrate, lawyers for discharging robbery suspects (Punch)
There was trouble at Umuneke Ngor Magistrate’s Court in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State on Tuesday after policemen under the supervision of the Divisional Police Officer in the area allegedly invaded the court and beat up…
Police, Immigration warn of potential terrorist attacks on viewing centres (ThisDay)
As the World Cup enters the group of 16 in Russia, the police and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have warned of planned attacks on viewing centres across the country by terrorists. The security services have, therefore, charged its personnel…
