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  • NPF loses senior officer, AIG Jimeta after brief illness

    NPF loses senior officer, AIG Jimeta after brief illness

    The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has lost a senior officer, A.I.G Lawan Tanko Jimeta, to the cold hands of death after a brief illness.

    AIG Jimeta was in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states.

    He died on Sunday morning at the Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State after a brief illness.

    This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, in a terse Whatsapp message on Sunday.

    NPF loses senior officer, AIG Jimeta after brief illness
    A.I.G Lawan Tanko Jimeta

    He said: “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. With a heavy heart but total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, I wish to announce the death of A.I.G Lawan Tanko Jimeta. He died at the Teaching Hospital, Benin Edo State, this morning after a brief Illness.

    “To Allah, we belong and to him, we shall return, a real departure of a Godly man. May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and reward him with aljannatul fiddausi. May he give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, amin.”

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that AIG Jimeta was a graduate of English Language from the University of Maiduguri and also a Masters holder in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Open University.

    He took over his appointment as AIG Zone 5, on January 13, 2022.

    He served in various capacities in the Nigeria Police Force including as Edo State Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Commissioner for Police, Personal Assistant to the AIG of Police, Department of Training and Development, FHQ Annex, Lagos State and Chief of Training, Directorate on Peace-keeping, FHQ, Abuja. He also served as the Area Commander, Suleja Area Command.

  • Police have the power to break in and out of a house if… – CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi

    Police have the power to break in and out of a house if… – CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi

    CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, has stated that the police do not always require a search warrant before entering a suspected criminal’s residence, adding that officers have the power to break in and out of a house if they reasonably believe a crime is being committed.

    In a series of tweets on Twitter, Adejobi clarified that if the police have reasonable suspicion that a crime is being committed, they have the authority to enter the premises without a warrant.

    He made the clarification known in response to a question from a Twitter user.

    In the Tweet, a user with the name @dereal_ayo22 tweeted, “Sir please What’s work of central police station? Why minor fighting case be transferred to SARS? And is it legal for Anti cultism squad to break in to apartment without search warrants or any case reported?”

    In response CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said; “There is a difference between breaking into a house and having search warrant. The police have the power to break in and out of a house if they reasonably believe crime is being committed therein or criminals hide in the house once the team is led by an SPO (ASP and above).”

    “Also, not in all cases, we need any warrant to arrest or search. If an offence is committed in d presence of the police, no warrant is needed to arrest, and if policemen pursue suspects into a house, they don’t need any warrant to search that house. They can search without a warrant, recover items, and make the suspects or whoever is present at the scene to witness or countersign whatever they recover in the house, and such stands. So, in most cases, the issue of warrant m, either search or arrest, is circumstantial. But, the police have many powers, authorities, and privileges when it comes to crime control and enforcement of laws. So, let’s be guided. Ire o.”

  • Pandemonium in Lagos as police and ‘OPC boys’ clash in Ojota

    Pandemonium in Lagos as police and ‘OPC boys’ clash in Ojota

    There was pandemonium in the Ojota area of Lagos State, on Monday, as personnel of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly clashed with members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC.

    The incident that occurred in the early hours of Monday, January 9, caused a commotion in the area and triggered fear and panic among residents of the community.

    It has been reported that there have been several gun shoots and at least one vehicle set ablaze during the clash between the police and the OPC boys.

    According to a report, the Yoruba Nation Group had planned to hold a huge rally at Ojota to press for determination. However, the rally was reportedly called out following the commotion.

    A Twitter user, YorubaGlobalYouth, shared a picture of a lifeless man and a video reportedly captured during the riot.

    The user captioned the multimedia elements as follows: “BREAKING NEWS! TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED KILLED BY THE NIGERIAN POLICE AT THE YORUBA NATION OJOTA PEACEFUL MEGA RALLY TODAY 9TH JANUARY, 2023. IT WAS MEANT TO BE PEACEFUL!!!”

    Another user, Dami Adenuga also described the area as unsafe due to the clash between the police and some people he termed as members of the Oodua People Congress (OPC).

    He said, “Ojota is currently unsafe as a shootout is ongoing between the Police and members of the OPC. Please retweet for others to be aware, may we not start 2023 with tragedy abeg .”

    “Ojota currently unsafe… shooting between police and OPC guys @giditraffic,” another user, Oyindamola, said.

    “I witnessed the shooting and narrowly escaped with my colleague now,” she added.

    Also, GoldMyneTv further revealed that several vehicles were burnt during the clash.

    “Ongoing Civil unrest around Ojota, Lagos. Multiple gunshots and vehicles burnt as people scampered for safety. @rrslagos767 mobilized to restore calm. Kindly avoid the area for now,” the user added.

  • New year tragedy puzzles: 38 horrifying deaths from around Nigeria

    New year tragedy puzzles: 38 horrifying deaths from around Nigeria

    With just five days into the new year, at least 38 persons have died from bizarre, tragic and unclear circumstances across Nigeria, setting off a range of murder puzzles that the police are already working to figure out.

    No fewer than seven persons were confirmed dead after an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and Mack tanker occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday 1 January.

    The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun Ahmed Umar, said the accident was caused by the excessive speed by the bus driver who lost control and hit the Mack tanker from the rear.

    “A total of 16 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries (10 male adults and six female adults) while seven persons were recorded dead from the crash (six male adults and one female adults), and two others were unhurt,” Umar said.

    Earlier on Sunday, in a suspected case of murder and arson, a former staffer of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Kehinde Fatinoye and his wife Bukola were killed and set on fire by yet-to-be-identified assassins who invaded their residence in the Ibara area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday.

    The couple was murdered after returning from a crossover service, while their son, Oreoluwa Fatinoye, was whisked away by the assailants. Oreoluwa’s corpse was recovered two days later from a river in Adigbe-Obada area of the state and buried by the family.

    In a bizarre incident that occurred in Oyo state on Sunday, an angry driver drove into the dancefloor of a new year party, killing five persons, before fleeing the scene. The Police have now launched an investigation into the matter.

    Other tragic killings which occurred on the first, second and third day of the New Year in Anambra state claimed seven lives. Four youths were killed in Okpuno community on 1 January in what appears to be a cult-related clash, while the President General of Obosi town, Ike Okolo, was shot dead at a petrol station on 2 January and two other persons in a tricycle where reportedly killed by gunmen on Tuesday 3 January.

    In Koko, Kebbi state, 10 other rice farmers, including six males and four females lost their lives in a boat mishap that occurred on 2 January on the way to Samanaji, a riverine community in the area. 80 persons onboard the boat at the time of the accident were rescued, while 10 persons are reportedly still missing.

    Also in northwest Nigeria, a couple identified as Sulaiman Idris and Maimuna Haliru, were found dead in their home in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano state on Tuesday, after the police were alerted that the couple had not been seen since Monday.

    Police spokesperson Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, said preliminary investigation revealed that the couple died of suffocation from the fumes of a charcoal firepot lit to warm their room from cold.

    “On receipt of the report, the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Dauda, directed a team of detectives led by CSP Ahmed Hamza, DPO Dawakin Tofa Division to proceed to the scene.

    “The bodies of the victims were removed from the scene and rushed to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, where a medical doctor confirmed them dead,” Haruna-Kiyawa said.

    Elsewhere in Sapele town, Delta state, suspected cultists shot dead the deputy leader of Warri North council Bigha Grikpa, and three others in the early hours of Wednesday, 4 January.

    Other victims include Mathew Ekiopa, who ran a thriving boutique at Lexi Junction, and his sales girl simply identified as Blessing. They were hit at point-blank range in the head and arm in front of the shop.

    The fourth victim identified as Alhaji Bello, a businessman, was said to be making a purchase at the boutique when the gunmen struck.

  • Police arrest woman, lover for allegedly burying their newborn baby alive inside toilet

    Police arrest woman, lover for allegedly burying their newborn baby alive inside toilet

    The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Balaraba Shehu, for allegedly conspiring with her lover to bury their baby inside a toilet after delivery.

    The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, December 3, 2022.

    He said the incident happened on December 02, at about 2350hrs, in Tsurma village, Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state.

    Shiisu said after the police received the report, a team of Policemen was mobilized and proceeded to the scene of the crime.

    “On receipt of the report, a team of policemen mobilized and proceeded to the scene of the crime. On arrival, detectives exhumed the newborn baby from the toilet where it was buried by the suspected mother. The suspect was arrested and is now in police custody,” he stated.

    He added that the baby was rushed to the General Hospital Dutse, and certified dead by a medical doctor.

    The PPRO said a preliminary investigation led to the arrest of one Amadu Sale, alias Dan kwairo, aged 25 of Akar village in Kiyawa LGA.

    According to him, Amadu was alleged to be responsible for the unwanted pregnancy and conspired with Balaraba to bury the baby after delivery.

    The Commissioner of Police, Jigawa State Police Command, CP Emmanuel Ekot Effiom, who is known for his thoroughness, has directed that the case be transferred to SCID Dutse, for discreet investigation.

    The suspects would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that CP Effiom assumed duty as the 23rd Commissioner of Police, Jigawa State command on the 29th of September, 2022.

    He took over from CP Aliyu Sale Tafida following his retirement from service.

    The new Commissioner of Police, Effiom was born on 3rd March 1964, in Nko Yakurr LGA of Cross River State.

    He holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Port-Harcourt in 1986.

    CP Effiom was enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (C/ASP) on the 3rd of March, 1990.

    He has served in administrative, investigative, and operational capacities within the State Commands, Zonal Commands, Formations, and the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

    Before his posting to Jigawa State Police Command, he was the Deputy Commandant, Police Academy Wudil Kano.

    The CP has several certificates in Public Relations, Management and Strategic Security Courses, among others.

  • Police to sanction officer for carrying Atiku’s wife’s bag

    Police to sanction officer for carrying Atiku’s wife’s bag

    The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has frowned at one of its personnel attached to Titi Abubakar for carrying her bag at an occasion.

    Titi is the wife of Atiku Abubakar, former vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate.

    The female police officer was pictured carrying a handbag at the commissioning of a campaign office Titi opened for her husband ahead of the 2023 general elections.

    According to the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi explained that the officers are supposed to respect and adhere to professional ethics.

    Adejobi responded to a Twitter user @Fifi_Ify who said the officer was turned into a maid.

    “When a private citizen can turn our uniform force member into her maid, why won’t the police forget their primary duty and only dance to the tune of the elites?”, she wrote.

    The police spokesperson condemned the act he called “absurdity”, adding that it is not acceptable.

    “We have commenced necessary action on this. We will fish her out and get across to the principal.

    “The AIG Special Protection Unit has been contacted to assist us get the woman police. Gradually, we will sanitise the system.

    “How can an orderly carry a bag for her madam. I am sure the madam will have a PA, and that is the PA’s job”, he added.

  • Police Orderly Assault: Professor Zainab gives own account of the incident

    Police Orderly Assault: Professor Zainab gives own account of the incident

    Professor of Law and human rights activist, Zainab Duke-Abiola, who has been trending for allegedly assaulting a female police officer, corporal  Teju Moses attached to her as orderly, has denied involvement in the assault, saying that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) authorities framed her up for supporting the endsars protest in 2020.

    The viral video where the police woman was seen seated on the bare floor with blood gushing from her head has generated a lot of reactions on social and traditional media.

    According to the video, the police officer was seen saying that Professor Zainab ordered her boys to kill her

    “She told her boys to kill me,” Moses said incoherently as she spoke to her direct boss on the phone”. She said

    Meanwhile, according to Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Inspector-general of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered that Professor Zainab and one of her staffers Rebecca Enechido be investigated and prosecuted.

    However, in her interview with an online medium, SR, Professor, Zainab denied ever assaulting the woman police officer but agrees that she was her former orderly.

    Prof. Zainab noted that she qualifies to be given an orderly to guard her because of her status as the  Chief Legal Consultant of the Nigeria Police Force and also to protect her against attacks from dangerous criminals.

    “The truth is that I, Professor Zainab Abiola, widow of Chief MKO Abiola, the winner of June 12 presidential election have been rendering pro-bono services to the Nigeria Police Force free of charge for over 15 years following her appointment as legal representative of the security agency.

    “Based on my professional excellence, the police promoted me and appointed me as the Chief Legal Consultant (CLC). As of today, Professor Abiola is the only Chief Legal Consultant of the Nigerian Police Force.

    “Orderlies have always been attached to me to protect me against dangerous criminals that the police are prosecuting. Even the present IGP, Alkali Baba approved and revalidated some new orderlies for me as recently as 29th April 2022.

    “So, for IGP Alkali Usman to deny any knowledge of the CLC of the police is irresponsible, discrimination, racism, tribalism, ethnicism, bureaucratic corruption and a mischievous attempt to deceive the public. On some occasions, the police would officially approve logistics for my staff to handle office administrative works like photocopying, typing which are yet to be reimbursed.”

    Zainab added she became an enemy of the current Inspector General of Police because of her support for #EndSARS victims.

    “The IGP was very angry, he reduced the number of cases assigned to me because of my office at the legal department of the police. My office is there, did you not see my letterhead paper? If they (police) have another Chief Legal Consultant in this Nigeria, let them bring the person out. It’s no other person but me, even the senior lawyers listen to me, so I give recommendations.

    “That was how I recommended that all these lopsided appointments of Christians by the IGP is wrong, I wrote the President. Intelligent police officers, you decided to retire them, you need these people to fight insecurity. That’s me, thank God that this thing happened, who will know I have been rendering pro bono services to the Nigeria Police Force for years?

    “’You said you were supporting #EndSARS people and you called yourself our Chief Legal Consultant. Why would you be supporting those thugs, those criminals, those Lagos boys, those Tinubu’s boys’. Yes, that’s what the IGP said.

    “It appeared you are working and supporting Tinubu. Openly, he said so in his office. What do you think? You supporting Tinubu. I kept quiet, I didn’t reply him (IGP), he said so in his office. I think his office has a camera, let them bring the recording of that meeting out.

    “Is it wrong to be against police brutality, discrimination against innocent citizens, misuse of guns against Nigerians? I have not done anything, I don’t assault people, my hand is for healing, for good things, it’s not in my character. They were just looking for a way to embarrass me.

    “It started after I came back from the United States of America and actually expressed support for #EndSARS freedom fighters openly. The IGP, Alkali Baba Usman was not happy.

    “That was where his sons, one Engineer Ibrahim stepped in and offered to take me to see the IGP for a fee. But I refused to pay any bribe and that IGP’s son, Engineer Ibrahim took offence.

    “He, Ibrahim now brought his girlfriend, one miss Zara to us. When it was discovered that the girlfriend of the IGP’s son has sickle cell disease, my firm offered to help but Ibrahim travelled out.

    “On his return, the IGPs son kept visiting our office and not being able to get any headway, he turned 360 degrees and became an enemy and very hostile. Nobody beat up any orderly. It is not in my character.”

    She added that she the woman police wasn’t her orderly as at the time of the alleged assault.

    “I rejected her posting after realizing she’s been on a peacekeeping mission to several countries and should be rehabilitated first due to her mental health.

    “But she came back that particular night. I wasn’t even the one who attended to her, so how could I have given the order that she should be assaulted?”

    However, latest development says that professor Zainab has been remanded in custody pending final investigations and findings of the Nigeria Police force on the matter.

     

     

  • Nigeria Police partners TSDF on drugs and drug prevention (PHOTOS)

    Nigeria Police partners TSDF on drugs and drug prevention (PHOTOS)

    The Nigeria Police Force has partnered with The Drug Salvation Foundation (TDSF) on a sensitization drive focused on Drugs and Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care (DPTC), with a 5-day train-the-trainers workshop.

     

    In a post on Twitter, Sunday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, noted that the event took place at the Police Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja between Monday 1st and Friday 5th August 2022.

     

    It was gathered that the workshop, which was organized with support from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was the first part of a series that will not only expose Police Officers to an effective response to drugs and organized crime but strengthen police capacity and highlight road maps for effective reforms.

     

    The train-the-trainers workshop which was declared open on Monday 1st August, 2022 at Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, will cascade down to all Police Commands across the Six (6) geo-political zones of the country through Police Training Institutions.

     

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the training participants comprised thirty (30) Police Officers drawn from different Departments, Zones, Commands and Formations of the Force.

     

    The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, reiterated his commitment to training and human capacity development to sustain the collective fight to curb drug misuse which has formed the major stimulant for springing up of various dimensions of crimes and criminality in our society.

     

    The IGP equally appreciated the training partners for the reform efforts geared at bestowing the nation with a modernized, citizen-led, rule of law-guided, and professional Police Force.

     

    See photos below:

    Nigeria Police partners TSDF on drugs and drug prevention (PHOTOS)

  • Police commences investigation into Abuja “blasphemy killing”

    The Nigeria Police Force Federal Capital Territory Command has commenced an investigation into the “blasphemy killing” of a 30-year-old man, Ahmad Usman, that occurred on Saturday in the Lugbe area of Abuja.

     

    Disclosing this on Saturday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, normalcy has since been restored to the area concerning the situation.

     

    She noted that monitoring and surveillance of the area by the police continues.

     

    “Residents are, however, urged to go about their lawful duties without fear or apprehension of any kind from any quarters as discrete investigation continues to unravel facts surrounding the ugly incident and to effect the arrest of the perpetrators therein.

     

    “We understand that one Ahmad Usman a 30years old member of the local vigilante around Tippa garage at Federal Housing Estate in Lugbe Area of the Federal Capital Territory got into an argument with a Cleric (Mallam) whose name is yet unknown from the same area.

     

    “The heated argument degenerated into an outbreak of violence that led to the murder and setting ablaze of Ahmad Usman by the enraged mob mobilized by the clergy numbering about two hundred,”

     

    The police also stated that its officers intervened and that they were able to stop the violence from escalating.

     

    “Upon the receipt of this information, a quick intervention team comprising of The Surveillance and Ambush team of the Command attached to the Lugbe Divisional Police Headquarters was drafted to the scene where the enflamed victim was rescued suffering severe degrees of burn and taken immediately to the hospital where he was confirmed dead by a Doctor on call,” Adeh asserted.

     

    The Commissioner of Police, Babaji Sunday, warned against the indiscriminate resort to jungle justice.

     

    He said, “We’re outrightly against jungle justice. The law is against, and adequate sanctions will be meted on subscribers of this crude and dastardly act.”

     

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that on 12 May 2022, Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was murdered over alleged blasphemy.

     

    Two students, Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunchi, were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto, over the killing of the second-year student (Deborah Samuel).

     

    The students were charged with conspiracy and inciting public disturbance—both of which they pleaded not guilty to. The charges carry a minimum two-year jail term upon conviction.

  • Police arrest, parade kidnappers of Greenfield Varsity students

    Police arrest, parade kidnappers of Greenfield Varsity students

    The Nigeria Police Force have paraded kidnappers of students from Greenfield University, Kaduna State, 31 suspects connected with major violent crimes including kidnapping, culpable homicide, rape and unlawful possession of firearms, arrested by the Force Intelligence Bureau Special Tactical Squad (FIB-STS) operatives.

    In a statement via Twitter on Wednesday, the Nigeria Police Force noted that the FIB-STS operatives, following directives from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, to clampdown on the perpetrators of crimes and criminality, as well as cutting off their supply of arms, recovered from the suspects a total of 61 firearms including 41 AK rifles, 8 Type 06 rifles, 4 Light Assault Rifles (LAR), 4 pump action guns, 2 locally made firearms, 1 G3 rifle, 1 dane gun, 376 rounds of live ammunition of different calibres, and cash sum of two million Naira, from the suspects in the course of investigations.

    “Prominent among the cases include a case of kidnapping where the duo of Aminu Lawal (aka Kano), and Murtala Dawu (aka Mugala), both working in synergy with the kidnap kingpin known as Yellow Ashana, confessed to the kidnap and murder of two police officers and one vigilante in 2021.

    FIB-STS

    “They equally confessed to the mindless murder of five victims before the payment of ransom, and eventual release of the others. Intelligence shows that there area of operations include Dan Hunu, Kekebi, Dan Busha Rido, Maraban Rido, and Kumi Sata, all in Kaduna State.

    “FIB-STS operatives caught up with them in March, 2022, after being on their trail upon the mention of their names in connection to the kidnapping of Bethel Baptist School students in 2021.

    “Similarly, a five-man trans-border syndicate who carries out kidnapping operations in between Adamawa State in Nigeria, and Burha, Fituha, and Kesu in Cameroun were arrested. The gang which comprises Abubakar Mohammed aged 28 years old, Shehu Mohammed aged 38 years old, Abdullahi Ali aged 30 years old, Abubakar Ali, aged 18 year old, and Hussaini Sule aged 18 years old, all males from Mubi, Adamawa State, targets wealthy individuals who possess beautiful houses or cars.

    FIB-STS

    “They confessed to the kidnap and multiple rape of a newly wedded woman at Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno state whom they released upon receipt of a million Naira ransom.

    “They were apprehended by operatives of the FIB-STS after collecting a ransom sum of 2 million Naira for one Alhaji Moni of Buladega Village on the 11th of May, 2022.

    “Operatives of the FIB-STS equally apprehended the duo of Umar Muhammed aged 40 years old from Mitchika in Adamawa State, and Musa Buba aged 29 years old from Hong in Adamawa State, who are famous for their kidnapping activities.

    FIB-STS

    “They were arrested at the market, upon credible intelligence that they would be there to buy food items for their kidnap victims. They confessed to many heinous crimes including the killing and beheading of one Alhaji Mai Gome, even after ransom payment had been made.

    “The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc, while commending the FIB-STS operatives for the successes recorded, assured that all criminal elements will be smoked out of their hiding places and would answer to their crimes in due course.”

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that all the suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of investigations.