•Policemen The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two Chinese expatriates and one police officer during a rescue operation in Abia State. This followed a distress report received by the police that unidentified armed men had ambushed and attacked a group of Chinese expatriates and their police escorts while they were en [&h...
•The protesters A protest has erupted in the Omagwa community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State following the extra-judicial killing of a youth by a police officer. The incident occurred when the policeman attached to the Omagwa Division of the Rivers State Police Command, shot and killed Chikuma Egbule, a native of the community,...
•The police station The Lagos State Police Command has debunked claims that Monalisa Osayi, arrested for assaulting a Federal Road Safety Corps official on December 7, 2024, is a police officer. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement yesterday. He stated that Osayi was arrested and prosecuted by the Ajah D...
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest and detention of a Police Inspector serving in the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the Command for alleged murder of a male traditional Ogene musician, Okezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah. The Command’s spokesperson DSP Daniel Ndukwe in a statement made available to our Correspondent t...
A 14-year-old broke into a police station in Bosnia late years and stabbed to death one officer and wounded another, police said. The attack took place in the town of Bosanska Krupa, 300 kilometres (186 miles) northwest of the capital Sarajevo, said Ramo Isak, interior minister for the Bosniak-Croat federation, one of the two entities [&hellip...
•UK Flag A UK police officer went on trial today charged with the murder of a black man in London two years ago. Firearms officer Martyn Blake, 40, denied a charge of murdering Chris Kaba, 24, who was shot in the head on September 5, 2022, reports AFP. Prosecutors told the Old Bailey court the […]
An Anambra State-based businessman, Tochukwu Nwosu, has filed a lawsuit against a police officer, CSP Ifeanyi Iburu, for unlawful arrest and detention. Nwosu said he was unlawfully arrested and detained at the cell of the Police Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, between the hours of 10 am and 10 pm on September 4 by CSP Iburu, […]
The Oyo State Police Command arraigned a 39-year-old man, Ganiyu Abiola, yesterday for allegedly defaming a police officer on Facebook and WhatsApp. The defendant, whose address was not disclosed, faced charges of defamation and breach of peace before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrate’s Court, reports Daily Independent. Inspector Sikiru Opaleye, th...
•New Force Secretary, Rhoda Adetutu Olofu In a move towards engendering greater gender representation in the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has appointed a new female Force Secretary, for the Nigerian Police Force The newly appointed Force Secretary is Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) Rhoda ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday insisted on full investigaÂtion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Edo State governorship candiÂdate, Monday Okpebholo, over the death of a police officer in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on July 18, 2024. The party emphasised that the APC and its candiÂdate for Edo governorship ele...

