The British Army has been placed on standby so that soldiers can fill in for armed police after scores of Metropolitan Police officers stood down from firearms duties following a murder charge against one of their colleagues. Scotland Yard requested…
Met Police shoot dead 2 dogs and taser man in Poplar
The Metropolitan Police has defended its handling of an incident in which two dogs were shot dead and a man was tasered. The force said it was called just after 17:00 BST on Sunday to reports of a woman being…
David Carrick: Met investigating 800 officers over abuse claims
The Met Police is investigating 1,000 sexual and domestic abuse claims involving about 800 of its officers, the commissioner has said. It comes after PC David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including dozens of rapes. Sir Mark Rowley announced…
London police arrest man connected to rare drive-by shooting
Authorities in London said Monday that police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection to a broad daylight drive-by shooting at a church on Saturday that left several people injured, including two children. The man, who was not identified, was…
Senate sends delegation to UK over Ekweremadu
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday agreed to send a high-powered delegation of lawmakers to the United Kingdom to see the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is facing an alleged case of an organ harvesting charge in that country.…
UK court refuses to grant Ike Ekweremadu, wife bail
An Uxbridge Magistrate court in the United Kingdom, on Thursday, refused to admit Ike Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice, to bail. The Nigerian couple were arraigned for conspiracy to arrange the travel of a child, child trafficking, potential modern slavery, and…
Ekweremadu, wife arrested in London over organ harvesting
Two Nigerians have been arrested by UK police for conspiring to traffic a child to Nigeria for the purpose of ‘harvesting’ the organs. Metropolitan police in a statement said that Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu and Ike Ekweremadu, who are 55 and…
Khafi Kareem: Met PC who went on Nigerian Big Brother gets written warning
A police officer who appeared on the Nigerian version of Big Brother without permission from her bosses has been given a final written warning. PC Khafilat Kareem was a serving Metropolitan Police officer when she applied to be on the…
