The Police Service Commission, PSC, on Thursday announced the promotion of 243 senior police officers. The announcement was contained in a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, the commission’s spokesperson, on Thursday evening. Read the statement below: POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVES PROMOTION OF 2 CPs TO AIG, 6 ACTING CPs, 15 DCPs TO CP, 54 ACPs, 1 […]
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The public relations office of the Nigerian Police Force, Jimoh Moshood has explained reasons behind the arrest of a project tracking officer at BudgIT Nigeria, Mr Moses Motoni. Mr. Moshood made this known on Wednesday while addressing the issue on Channels Television’s News Track. “Moses Motoni is in police custody as we speak, and his bail condition […]
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The Nigeria Police Force has responded to allegations of torture and crimes levelled against the the special anti-robbery squad (SARS), which was established by the Nigeria police to fight violent crimes. On Saturday, Nigerians took to the social media to condemn the disregard for human lives which they say is evident in operations of SARS […]
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The Adamawa police command has confirmed the death of four of its men in a clash with gunmen in Numan local government area of the state. Othman Abubakar, the command spokesman, who confirmed the incident to NAN on Friday, said the four policemen from Numan divisional headquarters were on patrol when the incident occurred. Abubakar […]
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The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Police Force, on Monday declared popular artiste, Damini Ogiulu also known as Burna Boy, wanted for allegedly masterminding the robbery against fellow artiste, Abiye David Jumbo aka Mr. 2Kay. Mr. 2kay was attacked last month at Eko Hotel and Suites after attending a show organised by Buckwyld Media […]
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The police in Bayelsa have deployed 16 gunboats and 6,000 armed personnel in the creeks and waterways in the state. Asuquo Amba, the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, disclosed this in Yenagoa on Saturday during a visit by members of the state chapter of the Civil Liberties Organisation led by its Chairman, Nengi James. […]
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The Nigeria police force has cautioned its officers against taking drugs and harassing voters during the Saturday governorship election in Anambra state. Joshak Habila, deputy inspector-general of police (DIG) in charge of the election, urged the officers to remain responsible during the poll. “We don’t want you to go and take igbo (marijuana) or burukutu […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reinstatement of the security aides of Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra state. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, Obiano complained directly to President Buhari about the withdrawal of his security aides. He […]
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A 65-year-old man, Patrick Kalu has been arrested by the police in Niger state after he was caught having sex with a 15-year-old boy through his anus. Abigail Unaeze, a Superintendent of Police and Public Relation Officer of the command said this while briefing journalists in Minna on Saturday. “On Nov. 8, 2017, based on […]
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According to the 2016 World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI), Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has been rated the worst in the world. The WISPI was released by two bodies – the International Police Science Association and the Institute for Economics and Peace. The report measured the ability of the police to address internal security issues. […]
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