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  • Police dismiss man who shot undergraduate in Bayelsa

    The Police Command in Bayelsa State has dismissed a sergeant Timadi Emmanuel, who allegedly shot and killed Tariela Nikadae, a 20-year-old undergraduate of Petro-Chemical Engineering, Niger Delta University, Yenagoa.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on Nov. 23, Sgt. Emmanuel, attached to a patrol team in Akenfa Division, while on patrol on Tenacious Road, Edepie, Yenagoa, allegedly shot Nikadae dead.

    DSP Asinim Butswat, Spokesman for the command, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Yenagoa on Wednesday that the policeman would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.

    “The Bayelsa Police Command regrets the unfortunate incident involving a police officer and a resident of Tenacious Road, Edepie, Yenagoa.

    “The policeman has been dismissed after preliminary investigations into the incident as he would be prosecuted as soon as investigations were concluded,” he said.

    Meanwhile, residents of Tenacious Road area have continued to allege harassment and violent assault of innocent members of the public by some policemen in the area.

    Some of the residents have complained of indiscriminate arrests by the law enforcement agents who allegedly made no efforts to screen them, nor listen to their defences during the arrests.

    Mr Prosper Jacobs said that he was assaulted and bruised for daring to tell the police team that he was innocent and committed no crime.

    “I and many others were then taken away in the van and detained overnight.

    Another victim, Michael Gibson, a civil servant said that he was arrested when he went to buy recharge cards in Amarata area of Yenagoa and forced into the patrol van.

    “They never cared to listen to any explanations. I told them that I am a teacher and they could verify my claim from my neigbours but they took me and others and locked us up,” he said.

    The Bayelsa Government had in a statement by the Information Commissioner, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, alleged that the deployment of Police Commissioners to Bayelsa was being politicised.

     

  • Police dismiss drunk officer, order closure of beer parlours in Lagos

    A police provost, Kadima Useni, attached to Police Mobile Force, Squadron 22 Base, Ikeja was on Wednesday dismissed by the police for getting drunk on duty.

    Lagos State Police Command’s spokesman, Chike Oti, said that the dismissed policeman was apprehended following a viral video which showed the policeman drunk at Dopemu area of Lagos.

    “The attention of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, has been drawn to a video of Lagos policeman who got drunk at Akowonjo, Dopemu area of Lagos State.

    “He, therefore, directed the state Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal, to fish out the erring policeman for appropriate disciplinary action.

    “The policeman, who was stupefied after guzzling large quantity of alcoholic beverage was located and apprehended today 07/11/2018 at Police Mobile Force Squadron 22 Base, Ikeja, where he served as the command provost.

    “He was identified as Inspector Kadima Useni with appointment number 176219.

    “During interrogation, the officer affirmed that he was the one in the video; he was therefore tried in orderly room and summarily dismissed to serve as a deterrent to others,” he said.

    Mr Oti said that the CP also directed the officer in charge of the Command Provost Section to identify and shut all beer parlours within the police community in the state to prevent re-occurrence.

    “In the same vein, the CP warns against offering policemen alcoholic drinks while on duty by members of the public. He added that henceforth any policeman found drunk on duty will be visited with similar punishment,” Oti said.

     

  • Police intensify raids on Rigasa forest after killing of officers

    Police intensify raids on Rigasa forest after killing of officers

    The Nigeria Police Force has intensified raids and assaults on bandits in Rigasa Forrest located in Kaduna State.

    The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that four policemen were on Saturday killed by bandits in the Rigasa forest in Kaduna State.

    The police said the victims are three inspectors and a sergeant: Bernard Odibo, Mamman Abubakar, Haruna Ibrahim and Emmanuel Istifanus.

    According to a statement by the police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood on Monday in Abuja, the officers were ambushed and killed while returning after a successful operation where a kidnap suspect, Ahmed Adam, was arrested.

    “Massives raids and assaults on the other bandits still at large in the Rigasa Forest are ongoing to bring them to justice,” he said.

    Mr Moshood said that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris who condoled with the families of the deceased officers, directed the prompt process and payment of their entitlements.

    He said that the I-G described them as heroes who laid down their lives and paid the supreme price in ensuring in the protection of lives and property in the country.

    Mr Moshood said that the Intelligence Response Team repelled the attack and killed six of the bandits and recovered caches of firearms and ammunition from the bandits’ hideouts in Rigasa forest.

    “The Nigeria Police force despite this unfortunate attack and killing of these policemen will not relent in ensuring that crimes and criminalities are brought to the barest in the country,” he said.

  • Police dismiss, arraign officer who shot NYSC corps member in Abuja

    Police dismiss, arraign officer who shot NYSC corps member in Abuja

    The Police authority has dismissed the Policeman who shot a Corp member, Miss Linda Angela Igwetu in Abuja on Wednesday night.

    The Police also said the policeman, Benjamin Peters has been arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction and he is awaiting trial.

    This was disclosed in Abuja on Friday by the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Sadiq Bello at a press briefing.

    Giving details of the incident, Bello said: “On 4/07/2018 at about 0300hrs when Policemen on Stop-And-Search duty at Ceddi Plaza Pindown intercepted a Toyota Camry car with sunroof.

    “It was alleged that the lady, one Angela Igwetu stood up and brought out her head through the sunroof, shouting and calling out for help that she was kidnapped.

    “The Policemen claimed that they flagged that vehicle down, but the driver refused to stop. This made the Police Inspector to open fire on the vehicle which unfortunately hit the lady in question; she was rushed to Garki Hospital where she eventually died.”

    On the sanction meted out to the Policeman, Bello said: “Police have taken necessary measures, the Policeman that opened fire has been arrested, necessary disciplinary procedures have been concluded.

    “He has been dismissed from the Force and arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction and he is currently on remand awaiting commencement of trial.

    “I am appealing for calm and understanding from members of the public particularly, the family of the deceased that at the end of the day justice will be done in this matter.

    “The Nigeria Police, FCT Command does not condone act of irresponsibility and incivility or outright criminality on the part of its officers and men; they have always been admonished to be civil to members of the public and be professional in the conduct of their duties.”

    On whether his dismissal was justified, The CP said: “This is what the policemen on duty said, they said as the car was coming, she stuck her head up and she was shouting that she has been kidnapped and she was calling for help. That is what the policemen said but the two gentlemen that were with her said no.

    “They agreed that she stuck her head up but that she was catching fun and obviously maybe they were under influence of something because they were just coming out from joint or something because she was about to pass out from NYSC the next day. That is what they said and they are colleagues; herself and one of the other occupants of the car. They work for one American company. So you see, the issue of kidnap, I don’t believe would come in there.”

    He further explained: “One thing again, as police officers, we know that it is much better for a criminal to escape than for an innocent person to die. So again, if you are doing that to save her life, you ended up killing her.

    “If you are very familiar with law, there is no excuse for taking someone’s life. It can only mitigate the intention. For a crime to be confirmed there must be intention and the physical acts. So if you kill somebody by mistake, you are still culpable but it is just that it will mitigate the intention.

    “So for us, I think the shooting is not justified. They could have as well radioed the control room that this is what is happening and call other Police checkpoints to be on alert.

    “I can tell you that it is a standing order that it is better for a criminal to escape than for an innocent person to suffer.”

    The CP also reassured residents of FCT that they should go about their lawful businesses without fear of molestation or harassment, adding that their peace and security is guaranteed at all times.”

  • Again, robbers invade bank in Ekiti, kill officer on duty [Graphic photos]

    There was pandemonium in Ifake Ekiti, Ekiti State on Thursday as armed robbers attacked the First bank branch of the town.

    The hoodlums were said to have killed a mobile police officer who was stationed at the bank as they carted away with an undisclosed amount of money.

    The incident attracted a large number of residents who gathered in their numbers after the robbery as security operatives arrived the scene few hours later.

     

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  • Police arrest officer for ‘killing seven farmers in Adamawa’

    The Adamawa Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a policeman who was alleged to have shot to death seven farmers in the state.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the arrest followed a petition by a Civil Society Organization, Progressive Mind for Development Initiate.

    The petition signed by the president of the CSO, Abubakar Abdulsalam, alleged that the officer, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, committed the offence on Nov. 23, 2017.

    It indicated that the police officer, while in charge of Safer Highways Patrol Team, arrested the farmers who were working on their farms at the outskirts of Gombi town, tied and shot them to death.

    The petition further alleged that the same officer had on April 30, 2016, while in charge of a police outpost in Kem village, Shelleng Local Government area of the state, killed four people suspected of committing robbery.

    “We as a concerned organization consider the act of the suspect (policeman) as an act against the provision of the Constitution and infringement on the fundamental rights of the people in question.

    “If such act is not checked it will continue to spread like wild fire and eventually Nigeria will be unsafe for its citizens,” it added.

    The spokesman of Adamawa Police Command, Othman Abubakar, said the policeman had been arrested and detained as investigation continues into the case.

    NAN

  • Bayelsa: Police clear air, say ‘Officer shot suspected cultist not colleague’

    Bayelsa: Police clear air, say ‘Officer shot suspected cultist not colleague’

    The Bayelsa State Police Command on Wednesday denied reports that a policeman shot his colleague in a gun duel with suspected cultist.

    The Command said it was one of the suspected cultists, identified as ThankGod Indoni, that was shot in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

    It was gathered that police operatives responded to a distress call on Christmas eve about nefarious activities of the gang members, who opened fire on sighting them.

    It was learnt that Indoni was hit by a police bullet and was subsequently arrested and taken to Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, where he later died.

    Police spokesman Asinim Butswat, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), however, corrected the impression portrayed by a report that it was a policeman that shot a fellow policeman.

    The spokesman said: “Contrary to an insinuation in report that a policeman mistakenly shot a colleague, the command wishes to state categorically that the report was false and misleading.

    “On December 24, around 9pm, policemen responded to distress call in respect of cult activities at Aritalin in Yenagoa, the state capital.

    “The team of policemen responded swiftly and on sighting the police team, the cult members opened fire on them.

    “In the ensuing gun battle, one Thankgod Indoni, 23, a suspected cult member was shot. He was subsequently arrested and taken to Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, for treatment where he later died.”

    Butswat, who said investigation was on, added that the police have intensified efforts to arrest Indoni’s cohorts and bring them to book.

    The command, he said, had intensified patrols and surveillance in the state.

     

  • Customs arrest dismissed officer caught with N8m worth marijuana

    Customs arrest dismissed officer caught with N8m worth marijuana

    The Seme area command of the Nigeria Customs Service over the weekend arrested a dismissed officer of the service caught with 391kilogramms of Cannabis sativa, also known as Marijuana with worth over N8million Naira.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the command intensified its anti-smuggling operations against trans-border crimes of illicit drugs trafficking and other vices following a tip-off by residents in the area.

    The Customs Area Controller, Compt. Mohammed Aliyu while handing over the dismissed officer disclosed that a lot of strategies have been adopted by the command to ensure that the busiest land border will be a “no go” area for trans-border miscreants/traffickers of any kind including small and light weapons.

    Aliyu explained that all necessary conditions were explored in line with the public service rule and the Customs and Excise Preventive Service Regulation before the officer was relieved of his appointment.

    The command boss reiterated that the punitive measures for gross misconduct of unruly behaviour meted on the dismissed officer is to serve as a deterrent to other bad eggs in the service that may choose to be recalcitrant to warnings.

    He frowned at the alarming and disturbing rate at which illicit substances are being apprehended by officers and men of the command in an attempt to be smuggled through the waterways or land borders.

    He reiterated that the leadership of the service will not shy away in purging it from all unscrupulous elements who delight in dragging the image of the service in the mud; hence portraying the service subservient to other organisations because of criminal and irresponsible acts that are inimical to the ideals of the service.

    He affirmed that Seme Command will continue to protect the nation’s territorial integrity through the scanning of all imports and aggressive anti-smuggling operations of all illegal routes.

    He stated that this measure must be taken because there is a lot of security threat and opportunities arising from international trade growth and global migration.

    In a related development, the command’s Controller also sought the cooperation of all the stakeholders in the host communities with a view to protecting the border town against crimes and criminals.

  • 1 officer, 3 soldiers die as IED explodes in Borno

    The Army has confirmed that it lost an officer and three soldiers in Borno on Thursday when their patrol vehicle encountered IED buried on the road between Kangarwa and Alagarno village.

    The Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, while giving update on troops’ clearance operations in the North-East between Tuesday and Thursday.

    He said three other soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries, while the patrol vehicle was completely damaged.

    Usman, however, said three suspected terrorists who planted the explosive and hid themselves had been fished out and neutralised.

    The army spokesman added that apart from clearance operations, troops stationed at Banki in Borno rendered humanitarian assistance to over 887 Nigerian refugees who returned from Cameroon since Tuesday.

    He said the troops, also on Thursday, handed over Miss Jada Hachaba, who was abducted by the terrorists to her mother at Gulak in Adamawa.

    The army spokesman explained that Hachaba escaped from the terrorists’ captivity, adding that she was handed over in the presence of the District Head of Gulak.

    At Buni Yadi in Yobe, Usman said that troops in the period under review discovered a 122mm D30 unexploded ordinance inside an uncompleted building at the Federal Low Cost Housing Estate.

    He said the Explosive Ordinance Team was drafted into the scene to safely detonated the explosive.

    Usman said that based on credible information, troops arrested two suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ collaborators/informants; Abubakar Ahmed, 23 and Aji Maina, 45, on Wednesday.

    “Both were arrested at Garin Gada and Kanamma after painstaking trailing.

    “Abubakar Ahmed was arrested while trying to collect relief materials for onward conveyance to Boko Haram terrorists, while Aji Maina was arrested while on transit at Kanamma enroute Gamari in Niger Republic,’’ he said.

    Similarly, Usman said that vigilant elements of 8 Division Nigerian Army stationed at Kukawa in northern Borno intercepted two minors on Thursday.

    He named them as Abubakar Aji, 13 and Isah Mustapha, 12, adding that they were on spying mission on troops’ location at Kukawa.

    “On further interrogation, the minors claimed to have been with Boko Haram terrorists in Kangarawa since 2014,’’ he said. (NAN)