A report seen by Daily Independent on Thursday shows that Lawal Musa Daura, the sacked Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) “acted a script of some highly placed politicians to achieve selfish political goals hence his unilateral and unlawful decision…
IG writes Osinbajo, requests to search Daura’s house (Punch)
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has written to the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, seeking permission to search the residence of the sacked Director-General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura. In a letter written by the IG, titled,…
Ag. President Osinbajo summons IG, DSS Boss over NASS blockade (Vanguard)
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and the Director-General of the Department of State Security, Malam Lawan Daura at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the two…
Senate summons IG over policemen killing, Borno cops’ protest (Punch)
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, is expected to appear before the Senate Committee on Police Affairs on Tuesday over the killing of seven policemen in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday night. The police boss is also expected…
Lagos DCO allegedly leads policemen to Ondo filling station, takes N5m (Punch)
An oil marketer, Kolade Azeez, has accused five policemen attached to the Lagos State Police Command of extortion. Azeez, who is the Managing Director of Azkol Oil, alleged that the policemen stormed his company in Ore, Ondo State, and arrested…
#EndSARS: Police set up team to investigate operatives (Punch)
Following public outcry over the alleged brutality of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives, the police authorities have set up a six-member team to receive and investigate petitions against the squad. The Public Complaint Response Team on SARS whose membership was…
IGP vs Saraki: Real reasons police transferred Kwara killer-cult suspects to Abuja (Nation)
Political and social connections in high places by suspects in the Kwara State killer cult may have caused their transfer by the police from Ilorin to Abuja for further investigation,The Nation gathered yesterday. Six men are currently being held by…
Senate to meet Buhari over alleged attempt by IGP to frame up Saraki (Independent)
The Senate has set up a 10-man ad-hoc committee to meet President Muhammadu Buhari over an alleged attempt by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to implicate Senate President Bukola Saraki in a cultism-related case said to have…
NSCDC deploys 2,000 men to protect Buhari in Jigawa (Guardian)
Besides a swarm of heavily armed operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Army and Police Force, President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Jigawa State today will be secured by an additional 2,000 personnel drafted from the Nigeria…
IG right to refuse Senate’s invitation over Melaye, say Police, Falana (ThisDay)
The Nigeria Police Force has insisted that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, was right in his refusal to honour the invitation by the Nigerian Senate over the worsening security situation in the country and allegations of human…
