Tag: NPF
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Retired police officers ask court to send IGP to prison
Some retired police officers have asked the National Industrial Court (NICN) to commit the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to prison for contempt of court.
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IGP doles out N13.6b in cheques to families of fallen heros, injured officers
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has disbursed Cheque, worth N13.6 billion to the families of deceased police officers and those that sustained injuries in the course of their duties.
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Pandemonium in Lagos as police and ‘OPC boys’ clash in Ojota
There was pandemonium in the Ojota area of Lagos 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…
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How Lagos policeman killed my seven months pregnant wife – Bolanle’s husband
Gbenga Raheem, the husband of a female lawyer, Omobolanle, who was shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, has revealed that his wife was killed during her seven-month pregnancy. Gbenga spoke on Monday when sympathizers visited his house in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Recall that Omobolanle was coming from an…
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PSC restores 10 dismissed police officers
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has reinstated 10 dismissed police officers, converted the dismissal of two others to retirement, and rejected the appeals of six others for lack of merit after it considered the appeals and petitions of 18 dismissed police officers. The PSC took the decision at its 17th Plenary which ended in Abuja…
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MONEY RITUAL: Herbalist, ‘Yahoo boy’ caught with human parts
A herbalist simply identified as Ike, aka Ogenesu, has been arrested after policemen attached to the Obiaruku Police Station recovered suspected human parts at his place in Obiaruku, in the Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the herbalist was arrested alongside a yet-to-be-identified suspected fraudster. It was gathered that the…
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Abducted female pupil from Northern school gives birth in kidnappers’ den
An abducted 16-year-old pupil of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, in Kebbi state, has given birth in the kidnapper’s den. It was gathered that the teenage girl was among the 100 pupils abducted during the terrorist invasion on 17 June 2021. The police were said to have helped rescue some of the abducted students days…
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MILLIONAIRE KIDNAPPER: Lyon denies being part of kidnap operations
A suspected millionaire kidnapper, John Ewa, alias John Lyon, terrorizing Bayelsa state but based in Abuja, has denied being part of kidnap operations, saying ” I was misled to show them where this person is”. The former banker (Lyon) was reportedly arrested by officers of Operation Puff Adder following the kidnap of Danjuma Emeije, a…
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Controversy trails police constables recruitment
Contrary to a publication by the Police Service Commission (PSC), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said it has not commenced the 2022 Police Constables recruitment.
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Banditry: Gov. Matawalle lauds Police, hosts retiring CP
Gov. Bello Matawalle has lauded the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for its active role in tackling banditry and kidnapping in parts of Zamfara. Matawalle made commendation on Saturday while hosting the former Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ayuba Elkanah who retired on Aug. 11 after 32 years of service.