Nigeria Police Force

Families Of 29 Deceased Police Officers Receive ₦15.9m

Families Of 29 Deceased Police Officers Receive ₦15.9m

July 23, 2022 6:13 am

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has disbursed ₦15.9 million to the families of some officers and men of the force who died in the line of duty.

The disbursement, which took place at the FCT command is in line with the fulfillment of the inspector general of police, IGP Alkali Baba’s family welfare insurance scheme policy.

The cheques were presented to the next of kin of 29 deceased police officers of the rank of assistant superintendent of police, inspector, sergeant, and a civilian staff attached to the command between 2020 and 2021.

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Police Officer Demoted For Praising Cult Activities

June 5, 2022 2:36 pm

In response to the viral video which has been making rounds on the social media, the Nigeria Police Force has announced that its personnel, Isaac Mathew, who was seen in the video pledging allegiance to a cult group has been demoted.

The police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Sunday.

The police officer was caught in the viral video, singing, dancing and brandishing a rifle in praise of an undisclosed cult group Cult.

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Mr Isaac, a police corporal, was attached to the Ebonyi State …

Controversial Broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat Released From FIB

Controversial Broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat Released From FIB

May 27, 2022 10:43 am

Controversial Ibadan-based broadcaster and publisher, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, who was recently detained by the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) of Nigeria Police Force, has been released.

Africa Daily News, New York can recall that Hamzat was arrested in the early hours of Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State capital and was then taken to Abuja for interrogation.

The station, in a statement issued by Yousuph Grey Adebayo, Head of Station, Agidigbo 88.7 FM, Ibadan, insisted that Hamzat arrested only because he has been calling for justice in the murder of Mr. Timothy Adegoke.

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Bomb Laden Vechicle Intercepted In Kano State

Bomb Laden Vechicle Intercepted In Kano State

May 22, 2022 7:29 am

Fresh reports hitting the desk of Africa Daily News, New York have it that the Kano State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has intercepted a vehicle laden with deadly explosive devices and sophisticated weapons in Kano state.

DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa who is the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, made this known in a statement released on Saturday.

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DSP Kigawa said the Mercedes Benz was intercepted following an intelligence report.

However, the suspects abandoned the vehicle at Bubbugaje Quarters Kumbotso LGA Kano State at 4 pm following a …

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Court Orders IGP To Release Man Detained For Blasphemy

December 22, 2020 3:10 am

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the Nigeria Police Force, to release a Facebook user, Mbarak Bala, who was arrested in Kaduna on February 28, 2020 for alleged blasphemous posts against Islam.

His lawyer stated in the suit that the applicant was arrested on the basis of a petition written by some Kano-based persons based in Kano, alleging ‘that the applicant insulted the Prophet of Islam Mohammed (PBUH)’.

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The court delivering judgment in the …

Osun: Police Command Warns Against Unlawful Assembly

Police Officers Are Now Afraid To Wear Their Uniforms – FG

December 5, 2020 2:33 am

The Federal Government has stated that men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are now afraid to wear their uniforms due to the ill-fated events that led to the death of some police officers during the End SARS protest.

This was made known by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, during an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Friday 4the December.

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He admonished Nigerians to empathize with and appreciate personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies instead of victimizing them.

The minister went further …

End SARS: Trade Unions, Opposition Parties Failed Nigerians – Sani

End SARS: Trade Unions, Opposition Parties Failed Nigerians – Sani

October 12, 2020 3:50 am

Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, on Sunday reacted to the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, unit of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF.

Sani rebuked the trade unions and opposition parties in Nigeria for failing to defend Nigerians.

The former lawmaker who spoke with Newsmen said trade unions and the opposition in Nigeria have shown that they are incapable of defending the rights of Nigerians.

He commended youths who protested against SARS, leading to the dissolution of the police unit.

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Dehumanizing Treatment: Police Arrest 2 Officers In Video

July 24, 2020 4:43 am

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two suspects, ASP Tijani Olatunji and Inspr Gboyega Oyeniyi who harassed a young woman in a trending video.

The force said it identified three police Officers and one civilian accomplice for their role in the discreditable conduct and incivility to a member of the public.

According to a Police statement on Thursday, the suspects are currently being detained at the Lagos State CID detention facility, Panti, Yaba.

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A video trending on social media had emerged showing policeman interrogating a 25-year-old lady, who identified

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