Tag: Nigeria Police Force
Nigeria tightens security around schools, churches and NYSC camps after attack...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian security agencies have stepped up protection around schools, places of worship and National Youth Service Corps orientation camps after intelligence...
Nigeria Police Chief Urges Restraint on Filming Officers
Nigeria’s inspector general of police, Olatunji Disu, has urged Nigerians to exercise restraint when filming police officers, saying the growing use of mobile phones...
Ogun Police Probe Deaths of Celestial Church Evangelist, Wife After Reported...
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — Police in southwestern Nigeria are investigating the deaths of Celestial Church of Christ evangelist Abidemi Odukoya and his wife, Adenike, after...
Rivers Police Dismiss Three Officers Over Fatal Shooting of UNIPORT Graduate...
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — Police authorities in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State have dismissed three officers over the fatal shooting of 22-year-old University of Port...
Nigeria Police Invite VeryDarkMan to Back Claims Officers Aid Kidnappers
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force has invited social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to provide evidence supporting his...
Insecurity Renews Push for Police Reform in Nigeria
Nigeria is moving to accelerate changes to its police system as persistent kidnappings, armed attacks and killings intensify pressure on the government to improve...
Tinubu Orders Urgent Rescue of Abducted Niger Residents
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate security operation to rescue hundreds of people feared abducted after gunmen attacked communities and worshippers in Niger...
Nigerian Lawyer Calls for Probe Into Cleric Over Alleged Calls to...
Nigerian lawyer Asukwo Mendie Archibong Esq. has called for scrutiny of statements attributed to Yoruba Islamic cleric Shafiy Adeba, who is alleged to have...
Osun Government Raises Concerns Over Police Raid, Calls for Due Process...
The Osun State Government has raised concerns over the recent police raid on the residence of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), the...
Four Police Officers Detained Over Alleged Extortion Attempt Involving ICPC Chairman...
Four police officers have been detained following allegations that they attempted to extort the Chairman of Nigeria's Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...
