Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, has said that the Police is working with the Police Service Commission to ensure that officers who lost their lives and those injured during the #EndSARS protest would be promoted to the next rank. This is even as he disclosed that officers and men of the Force will continue […]
Minister of Police Affairs , Muhammad Dingyadi, says selected cops for the Special Weapons and Tactics team will be placed on the same salary structure as their colleagues in other police formations and units. He stated this Wednesday on Channels Television ’ s Politics Today programme . He said the selected officers are professionals who […]
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has accused Godfrey Onah, Catholic bishop of Nsukka, of provoking the recent attack on Muslims in the local government area. In a petition to Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), the NSCIA alleged that the cleric delivered a sermon “full of lies and fallacies” which prompted residents […]
.Army: “Our men were deployed to protect not to kill locals” A group, Spaces for Change has condemned, in strong terms, the alleged extrajudicial killing of innocent locals in the Nwaorieubi area in Mbaitoli council area of Imo state. In what is viewed as reprisal attacks, Spaces for Change left the blame for the killings […]
Hoodlums who cashed in on the #EndSARS, protest to burn Police Stations and loot their guns in Anambra State and other parts of Southeast in order to use them for armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent criminal activities in the State and beyond, may have entered into a voyage of death and should therefore, rethink […]
Lagos State Police Command has reacted to what it described as a false, baseless, and mischievous story on social media, by one Oluomo of Shasha, who alleged the officers of the force assaulted and seized some of his items last year. Oluomo was said to have had an encounter with the officer in charge of […]
The Police Service Commission, PSC, on Saturday denounced reports that it threatened to sack police officers who failed to return to work in the aftermath of #EndSARS violence in the country. A statement issued by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, PSC, said the attention of the commission had been drawn to a publication […]
President Donald Trump has been bashed on Twitter following his tweet on the reported rescue of an American citizen by U.S. special forces in Nigeria on Saturday morning. Shortly after news of the rescue broke, Trump took to his Twitter handle to celebrate, saluting “the courageous soldiers behind the daring nighttime rescue operation”. “Last night, […]
As normalcy is restored in many parts of Nigeria after the violence that occurred when hoodlums hijacked the #EndSARS protest, the governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has raised alarm over the absence of police officers on the streets of the state. Mr Akeredolu who expressed worry in a statement by his Commissioner of Information, […]
The Inspector -General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has asked the personnel of the force to protect themselves against attacks . He said the men and officers have the right to defend themselves in case of physical danger. The IGP spoke on Friday during an assessment tour of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja , […]
