Nigerian Police

The Nigeria Police Force has explained that the arrest of activist and politician Omoyele Sowore was linked to his alleged role in leading protesters into a restricted area in Abuja, in defiance of a subsisting court order. Force Public…
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The Nigeria Police Force has denied claims that officers used live ammunition to disperse demonstrators during Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanu protest in Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the clarification…
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Chaos erupted in Abuja on Monday as police fired tear gas to disperse protesters calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The demonstration, led by human rights activist Omoyele Sowore,…
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The Nigeria Police Force has issued a warning to groups planning protests in Abuja demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, cautioning them against demonstrating around Aso Rock and other restricted areas. The directive followed an order…
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Police in Anambra State have arrested a 62-year-old man, Bernard Odinchefu, for allegedly working as an informant and levy collector for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network…
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President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria will move ahead with the creation of state police as part of a broad plan to tackle worsening insecurity across the country. Speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during a meeting…
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The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Intervention Squad, Abayomi Shogunle, has said human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore is being held over two separate petitions alleging forgery and…
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PSC APPOINTS 6 DIGs, PROMOTES 14 CPs TO AIG, 230 SPs TO CSPS, OTHERS The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police with two to proceed on pre-retirement leave. The remaining…
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The FCT Police Command in the early hours of today 8th August, 2017 intervened and prevented breakdown of law and order, and disturbance of public peace in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja by dispersing some miscreants, hoodlums…
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