Tag: Nigerian Police
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Court orders Police to pay N10m compensation for unlawful killing
The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N10 million as compensation to the family of Alidu Hakeem, a commercial driver shot dead by a policeman at Saki. Hakeem was shot to death by a police inspector, Ifeayin Onynbu on March 9, 2016 along Saki-Okere International Market road…
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Weah thanks departing 108 Nigerian Police personnel as they end tour of UN mission in Liberia
The President of Liberia, George Weah, has thanked “specially” the last batch of 108 Nigerian Formed Police Unit (FPU) deployed to Liberia under the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) whose tour of duty will end after five years following the conclusion of their mission. The mission which ends at the end of the month will…
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Nigerian Police drop charges against Audu Maikori
The Nigerian Police have dropped charges against Audu Maikori, Chocolate City boss. Recall that Audu Maikori was arrested and detained last week after his tweets about the alleged killing of five students in Kaduna by Fulani herdsmen. LIB reports that the charges were dropped after police investigations showed that he was not guilty. According to…
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Boko Haram: U.S. donates 8 military-grade tents to Nigerian police
The United States on Friday donated eight military-grade multi-purpose tents to the Nigeria Police Force to ensure quick restoration of civil authorities in communities liberated from Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. Ms Rosalyn Wiese, the Director of the U.S. International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, presented the items to the Inspector General of Police, Mr…