An Inspector serving with the Lagos State Police Command, Orukpe Monday, has died from the torture he allegedly received from soldiers who attacked him and his colleagues in the Trade Fair area of Lagos State. Another Inspector, Igbafe Ojo, who…
Army dismisses reports of planned protest by soldiers
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday dismissed as unfounded, reports that aggrieved soldiers in the theatres of operation are planning a protest in Abuja over poor equipment and unpaid emoluments. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said that the…
Panic as soldiers go on the rampage in Oshodi
There is confusion in the Oshodi area of Lagos as some soldiers go on the rampage, vandalising vehicles. Videos posted on social media by some residents revealed the moments panic-stricken traders try to hide, as others take to their heels.…
Soldiers escort herdsmen to Ogun villages, flog residents for rejecting herders
Seye Mulero panted like a rat that had just escaped the claws of a ravenous cat. He could hardly acknowledge the sympathy offered by the kinsmen that surrounded him, urging him to take heart and seek medical treatment in hospital…
Lekki shootings: Another victim with amputated leg appears before panel
A man with an amputated left leg on Friday appeared as a petitioner before the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate on the night of October 20.…
#EndSARS: Policemen, soldiers storm Lekki toll plaza
In what appears to be an attempt to forestall another round of #EndSARS protests, armed policemen and soldiers have been deployed in the Lekki toll plaza, Lagos. Several motorists informed The PUNCH that the security operatives were deployed around midnight.…
Biko, is uniform to oppress common man? – Lucia Edafioka
So, sometime ago one Sunday, this story was published in the Vanguard – Police brutalise nursing mother, baby in Ekiti over refusal to “settle.” They were beaten and detained because they refused to “settle.” As usual, when policemen are involved…
Mali violence: At least 30 killed in spate of violence
At least 30 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in Mali. Twenty-one were killed when gunmen attacked a village in central Mali, burning houses, crops and livestock. A group of eight soldiers also died in…
Ezekwesili mourns fallen soldiers, calls for death figures
The Presidential Candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has lamented the killings of soldiers by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, saying that such does not speak well of the country’s internal security apparatus. The presidential…
Buhari breaks silence on military base attack (VOA)
Nigeria’s president has finally broken his silence about the deaths of dozens of soldiers killed by Islamist militants a week ago in the northeastern state of Borno. President Muhammadu Buhari’s office issued a statement Saturday, saying that he had “expressed…
