Several state Police Commands in the northern part of the country have begun the prosecution of arrested protesters during the 10-day #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria nationwide protest. While the protests were relatively peaceful in the South, it turned violent in the North with several lives lost, property worth billions of naira destroyed, leading to the declaration of curfew…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the arrest of peaceful protesters across various states, including Akure, Kaduna, Jos, Kano, and others, issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to the Nigeria Police Force to release all detained student leaders and protesters. In a statement signed by NANS President of the Senate, Comrade Henry Okunomo, the…
The Chairman of DAAR Communications Limited, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi has been arrested by the Police in the United Kingdom. Dokpesi was said to have been arrested on Sunday while travelling to the United Kingdom. He had boarded a Lufthansa Flight LH916 from Frankfurt to London and was subsequently picked up at Terminal 2 of…
The Human Rights Advocacy Centre has called on the Department of States Services to investigate the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (rtd) over alleged link to insecurity in the state. A security source had revealed during the weekend how Sadique and his party recruited 1,000 militants…
The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (JANDOR) yesterday visited the state Commissioner of Police on the plight of the traders in Alaba International Market who were attacked by politically motivated thugs during their efforts to register for the permanent voter’s card PVCs. It was reported recently…
The Borno State Police Command has deployed 6,000 personnel for a hitch-free Sallah slated for next week. The deployment followed terrorists’ threats of targeting soft spots in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC), Bama and Konduga councils of the state. Announcing the deployment, yesterday (Thursday), in Maiduguri, the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sani Shatambaya disclosed that…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday, said his leadership of the Nigeria Police Force has zero tolerance for the abuse of the rights of journalists and other citizens, and that it would clamp down heavily on erring officers. The IGP told a visiting team from the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria, that…
