Sixteen Nigerian students from various tertiary educational institutions in the country were killed in the past three months by trigger-happy Nigeria police officers, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said. It asked the inspector general of police, Mohammed…
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SOS: Ijanikin residents complain police brutality
SOS: Ijanikin residents complain police brutality I write to report serious police brutality at Ijanikin area of Lagos State. Please come to our aid. The Police in this area have (unlawfully) killed several people and ruthlessly brutalised others with the us of cutlasses. Everyday…
Killer cop shoots colleagues dead, takes own life in Adamawa Nigeria
A policeman went berserk and shot two of his colleagues before shooting himself at Lala Village of Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Adamawa, Aderenle Shinaba, who confirmed the incident, said that the policeman,…
Three Nigeria Police officers on trial for murder of Bayelsa’s Victor Emmanuel
Three police officers attached to the Bayelsa state command have been arrested and given an orderly room trial in connection with the last Sunday murder of Victor Emmanuel in the state. Victor was on Sunday murdered in cold blood before…
Policeman shoots driver over N20 bribe
By Akinwale Aboluwade Residents of Omi-Adio community, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State on Wednesday protested against the shooting of a truck driver by a riot policeman for allegedly refusing to give him a N20 bribe. Eyewitnesses told our…
Pandemonium as police kill two brothers in Okitipupa
By Sunday Aborisade Social and economic activities were paralysed for many hours in Okitipupa, a coastal community in Ondo State on Friday following a violent protest that greeted the death of two brothers allegedly shot by the police. The 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…
Nigerian police plead not guilty to killing Boko Haram leader – AFP
ABUJA — Five Nigerian policemen pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing an Islamist leader following a 2009 uprising by his group, a case some say is aimed at persuading militants to halt a wave of attacks. The officers, arraigned at…
Amnesty International probes murder of Citizen Uzoukwu by Nigeria Police
The Amnesty International (AI) is investigating human rights abuses against residents of the South-south state of Bayelsa by the Nigeria Police’s anti-crime security outfit, (OFT) in the state. Specifically, it is probing the circumstances surrounding the death of Tochukwu…
Police Sergeant to die by hanging for extrajudicial murder
A high court in the Nigerian South-south state of Benin has sentenced a police sergeant to death by hanging for recklessly killing a defenceless citizen with an AK 47 rifle issued to him for guard duties. Justice Roland Amaize…
Soldiers on revenge mission shoot police officers dead
Soldiers attached to a military barracks in Badagry, Lagos, yesterday shot no fewer than three police officers dead in retaliation for the killing of one of their colleagues, local newspapers are reporting today. NEXT, which put the number…