By Kunle Olasanmi and Raphael Ede Police authorities in Abuja have said that about 10,000 corrupt policemen have been dismissed from service from 2005. This is coming as a report claimed that the police in the South-east region make about N1.2…
Category: Abuja Headquarters
Revealed: FCT police in deals with Abuja sex workers
By Citizen Wilson Men of various police divisional headquarters within Abuja and its environs are smiling to the banks in various illegal deals with Abuja commercial sex workers who are banned from operating within the capital by the Federal Capital…
Police officers at National Assembly gate in extortion spree
By Citizen Keke Nigerians are now suffering again in the hands of Abuja policemen. These officers posted to various entrance gates of the National Assembly to secure the complex against Boko Haram attack are extorting staff before gaining entrance to…
Nigeria Police Watch road trip exposes police officers’ intense corruption
In Nigeria, it is a public secret that the police mount roadblocks daily to extort drivers and other road users. Police authorities in the past accepted it is a menace and attempted to cub it, but till date it…
Nigeria Police opens up: “We lack training, bomb dogs, explosive detectors to check terrorism”
The Nigeria Police lack the capacity to check the current wave of terrorist bombings across the country, the top hierarchy of the force has admitted to American officials in Abuja. A recently leaked US diplomatic cable, made available…
Police detain teenage housewife in place of fleeing husband
By Amina Alhassan & Misbau Bashir When 17-year-old old Najaatu Salisu got married to Malam Janaidu Hashimu two weeks before the start of the just-concluded Ramadan, little did she know that her freedom was in danger. Though she is…
‘Nigeria Police want Peace Corps of Nigeria dead’
By Isaac Shobayo The Peace Corps of Nigeria, for quite some time, has had a running battle with the Nigeria Police over its status. The National Commandant of the Corps, Dickson Akor, in this interview with Isaac Shobayo, speaks on the…
The Other (Bad) Side of Nigeria’s Policing
At 10pm on June 7, 2005, six people aged 21 to 25, met the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Danjuma at a nightclub in Area 11, Abuja. They were Ifeanyi Ozor, Chinedu Meniru, Isaac Ekene, Paulinus Ogbonna, Anthony Nwodike…
US says Nigeria Police lack capacity to tackle terrorism
A new report released by the United States Friday said corruption and lack of capacity is hindering the ability of the Nigeria Police Force to respond to security and terrorist threats within the nation’s borders. The new report entitled, ‘Country…
“Why Nigeria Police is corrupt and ineffective”
Azuka Onwuka The least paid Nigerian police officer earns a paltry N19,685.35k (that is $127 at an exchange rate of N155 to $1) per month, while his counterpart in the United States earns nothing less than N516,666.66 ($3,333) per month.…
Activists demand sack of police boss over illegal detention of citizens
A human rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law ( a.k.a Intersociety) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to terminate the appointment of Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, for detaining, without trial, two…
Understanding Nigeria Police parlance
By John Ukah The Nigeria Police has the primary responsibility of protecting life and property. Undoubtedly and in the light of the rising state of insecurity, the agency needs to be restructured or reformed to meet present-day challenges. The rising…