LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has given approval to investigate Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun. This comes after Abiodun was accused of using N5 billion in bank-linked vouchers to influence the outcome of the March 18 gubernatorial election. These accusations come…

The passport of the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been confiscated by the Department of State Services, The PUNCH reports. The service, it was also learnt, may search Emefiele’s home and office this week. Following his suspension on Friday as a result of the…

The Police in Zone 2 command Onikan, Lagos, have arrested an alleged fake woman customs officer, Rakiya Musa, for allegedly swindling unsuspecting members of the public. The Zonal Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday. Idris-Adamu…

The policeman who allegedly assaulted a female doctor at Ogwashi Uku general hospital in Aniocha South Council Area of Delta State has been arrested. The policeman (name withheld) was nabbed last week Thursday and according to the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP…

Armed men believed to be operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday stormed the Anambra State House of Assembly, Awka, in an attempt to whisk away the lawmaker-elect for Nnewi North constituency, Mr Onyekachukwu Ike. The situation, our correspondent gathered,…

The acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Mrs Adepoju Carol Wura-Ola on Tuesday, said the lack of synergy among law enforcement agencies and state actors was hindering the effort of the service to curb the smuggling of migrants in and out of the…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has denied reports of lopsidedness in the promotion of its personnel. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the elevation of officers and men remains an ongoing exercise based on a number…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has warned police officers across the country to streamline their investigations, end the menace of criminalising civil matters, and stop meddling in matters including land cases, debt collection, matrimonial cases and matters already pending in court. Baba…