By Nwachi Odommiri If I were to reform the Nigeria Police Force, I would start from their uniform. In secondary school, uniforms were the pride and pageantry. Most students could be defined by the shape their uniforms were in. There…
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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…
Court slams N2.5m fine on police chief over unlawful detention of pastor
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, to pay Pastor Emeka Ebuta the sum of N2.5million as damages for his unlawful arrest and detention by officers of the Nigeria Police. The…
Amnesty International exposes police brutality in Nigeria
Police in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extra-judicial killings every year and only those who can afford to pay bribes can guarantee their safety from execution or torture, according to Amnesty International. The human rights group says many of their…
Nigeria police makes U-turn, says headquarters explosion not suicide bombing
The Nigeria Police have reversed themselves on their earlier claim linking last Thursday’s bomb explosion that rocked their headquarters in Abuja to a suicide bomber. Briefing journalists at the Force Headquarters earlier today, the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz…
Nigeria police confirm 8 deaths, several wounded in headquarters bombing
The Nigeria Police have confirmed that eight persons were killed while an unspecified number of persons were injured in the massive bomb blast which rocked its highly fortified but porous headquarters on Thursday morning. Reports monitored on state-owned broadcast…
Islamist group claims responsibility for police headquarters bombing – VOA News
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing outside a police headquarters in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Thursday. At least two people were killed and several others wounded in the blast. Nigerian police spokesman Olusola Amore…
Police Inspector General vows to expose elements behind bomb blast
Nigeria Police have vowed to expose the “criminal elements” behind the massive bombing that tore through its headquarters this morning, killing two and wounding several others. “Members of the public are assured that the criminal elements behind this dastardly attack will be…
Police chief links Nigeria blast to suicide bombers
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, has linked the massive explosion at his force’s headquarters this morning to suicide bombers. Mr. Ringim told reporters shortly after the incident that suspected militants carefully followed the convoy of a police Deputy…
Explosion rocks Nigeria’s police headquarters
There was a bomb blast at Nigeria’s Police Force headquarters, right in the heart of the capital, Abuja, this morning. The explosion, which occurred at the complex’s expansive car park, took men and officers by surprise, sending the personel on duty in…
263 police officers gunned down in 2009, official says
A total of 263 Nigeria police officers died in 2009 while at their duty posts or performing official duties, an official of the Police Service Commission has said. Receiving a team from the Harvard-Kennedy Criminal Justice Programme and CLEEN…
Nigeria Police plots to cover up murder
The Nigeria Police Force won’t prosecute a police officer who recently killed a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Family members and colleagues of the deceased, NEXT reported on Sunday, believe the police high command…