NIGERIA POLICE FORCE

The Nasarawa Divisional Police Officer in Kano State, SP Daniel Amah, has been presented a certificate of commendation by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, for rejecting a $200,000 bribe in a case of alleged armed robbery. Our correspondent gathered that the…

The Nigerian Police Force, has dismissed a police officer, for searching a commuter’s phone by the road side contrary to the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba. Corporal Opeyemi Kadiri with No. 509745 attached to Dolphin Divisional Headquarters, Lagos…

An Inspector of Police, simply identified as Okebata, has allegedly shot dead a police sergeant identified as Iseke Korodama, according to Punch The incident, which happened on Wednesday midnight, had caused panic within the state’s police command. It was gathered on Friday that the…

Olawale Olokode, commissioner of police in Osun, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the state’s surveillance squad over “unprofessional conduct” by the officers. Yemisi Opalola, police spoksperson in the state, announced the development in a statement on Sunday. Although the state police command…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, Friday ordered the trial of a policeman, Okoi Liyomo, who was caught on camera beating a man with cutlass in Cross River State. It would be recalled that the social media was earlier this week flooded with…

A Lagos-based lawyer, Amanda Asagba, has decried the invasion of her home on Nduka Osadebey Street, Ajao Estate, Lagos State, by armed security agents, including sheriffs and policemen. The Lawyer gathered that the men claimed to be acting on an order of the…

The police in Kwara said a 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School in Offa Local Government Area committed suicide over his failure to pass his promotion examination from SS1 to SS2. This is contained in a statement issued by the State Police Public…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba has allayed the fears of residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs over the recent perceived security threats. The IGP ordered massive deployment of additional police operatives and operational assets within the Federal…

The Inspector General of Police (IG-P), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of persons or groups engaging in unauthorised sales of police uniforms and accoutrements. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on…

The Police Command in Enugu State has launched an investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke. Enugu Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Enugu. Recall that…