Tag: Police
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Detention: Naira Marley, Sam Larry Sue Magistrate, Police, Demand Compensation
Embattled Nigerian musician, Abdulazeez Fashola, professionally known as Naira Marley, and his associate, Samson Eletu, aka Sam Larry, have sued Lagos State magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, and the police. The duo filed a fundamental rights suit before the Federal High Court in Lagos, to challenge their continued detention over the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba,…
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You can’t arrest Atiku’s supporters, court restrains Rivers Govt, Police, DSS, others
Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained security agencies and Rivers State Government from arresting key supporters of the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alh. Atiku Abubakar, in the state. Justice A.T Ibrahim issued the order against the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) following a motion ex…
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Police, hunters comb Ondo forest for abducted travellers
The Ondo State Police Command on Friday confirmed the abduction of four persons in the state by terrorists. The hoodlums on Thursday kidnapped the victims who included a traditional chief in Ikare Akoko, Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mukaila Bello. It was gathered that Bello, who was said to be the…
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Police, Amotekun After Criminals On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
IN response to the agitations and fears of people plying the Lagos-Ibadan highway over attacks by kidnappers, Ogun State Police Command has assured the general public that it has mapped out strategies to outrun the kidnappers and flush them out of their axis of operation. The axes included Ogunmakin, Onigaari and Ishara where three victims…
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Nigerians are afraid of police than criminals – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that the 9th House is committed to overhauling policing in Nigeria. The Speaker stated that Nigerians are scared of police than criminals. Gbajabiamila stated this in his opening remarks at the resumption of the House following a two-month holiday. He commended the President for…
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Buhari signs police 2020 bill into law
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari asserts to Police Bill, 2020.” Adesina said the President had in a memo dated September 16, 2020,…
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Why explosion rocks Akure – Ondo Police Command gives reasons
The explosion that occurred along Akure-Owo expressway, a few kilometres from the Akure metropolis was caused by a truck legally conveying a consignment of explosive materials to a quarry company in Edo State, Starnews NG has gathered. Addressing newsmen on Saturday, the Ondo State Police command, through the commissioner of Police, said the explosives were…
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Just In: Police impose curfew in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Police Command on Friday announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Uche Anozia, announced the curfew during a press briefing on Friday. Get the latest news at your fingertips by Downloading our news App via Google Play Store Anozia, who briefed the press alongside heads of other…
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Police Arrest Two for Treating, Supplying Drugs to Bandits
The police have arrested two people for allegedly giving medical treatment and supplying drugs to bandits in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. Mariga LGA is one of the areas of the state where bandits and kidnappers have been operating for almost one year leaving several people killed, many others rendered homeless and…
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Suspected herdsmen hack three policemen to death in Delta
Suspected herdsmen have allegedly hacked three policemen to death along Ugbolu -Illah road, Oshimili North L.G.A, Delta State. The Nation gathered that the incident occurred Tuesday at police check-point along the road. An eyewitness said the three policemen were attempting to stop a motorcycle carrying two men who refused to stop “One of the policemen…