LAW ENFORCEMENT

The United States government has announced a project that will strengthen the forensic and chemical analysis capacity of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, as well as its intelligence gathering and prosecution capabilities. The latest support from the US Department of State’s Bureau…

The Lagos State Police Command has said it will reappraise its rules of engagement following the death of a lawyer, Bolanle Raheem. Raheem was shot dead by a police officer while inside a vehicle with her husband in the Ajah area of Lagos,…

Consignments of Colorado concealed in vehicles imported from Montreal, Canada, and packs of cannabis juice flown in from South Africa, meant for distribution ahead of Christmas, have been intercepted. A statement on Sunday said men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seized…

The Federal Government has initiated plans to introduce O.5 per cent levy on imported goods to raise funds to meet its obligations to the African Development Bank, the World Bank and other multilateral organisations. This is contained in a document titled ‘Invitation to…

There was pandemonium in the Ajah area of Lagos State on Sunday when a policeman attached to the Ajah Police Station shot dead a female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem. The incident threw the community into confusion as the cop, who was with a team…

Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnapper trying to collect N3m ransom from the victim’s father. The state Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka, disclosed this on Friday while briefing journalists on the command’s “breakthroughs” at the state headquarters…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has urged police personnel in Ebonyi State to ensure that the incessant burning of Independent National Electoral Commission’s offices stops  immediately. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Baba gave the order on Friday in Abakaliki while addressing personnel…

The Oyo State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded 13 suspects, including three men allegedly responsible for the killing of a United States-based hotelier, Gbenga Owolabi, and a final-year student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Rachael Opadele. The Commissioner of Police,…

The police have arrested a lawyer, Patricia Etu, over the death of her lover, JohnBosco Onwuzuruike in Lagos. Etu’s arrest followed allegations of foul play and suspicion raised by the deceased’s sister, Chinyere Onwuzuruike. Chinyere demanded thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to…

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (retd.), has said the anti-narcotic agency nabbed 23,907 drug traffickers, including 29 drug barons, in 22 months. He noted that within the period, the agency seized…