Tag: Officers
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Rotation of officers is a professional strategy aimed at reinvigorating operations- CP Tsav.
A former top security chief in Nigeria and retired Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav has stated that the routine posting of officers in the Nigerian Army is a professional strategy aimed at reinvigorating military operation. He said this during an interview with select journalists in the country in the wake of…
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Police commence investigation into video of ‘officers’ extorting with POS machine
The Nigeria Police has commenced investigation into a viral video on social media where persons dressed and armed as policemen are extorting from members of the public with a point of sale (POS) machine. In the video shared by @marshallkacy, the “policemen” are seen demanding some citizens by making payments with their ATMs on the…
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COZA saga: IGP orders probe of officers who stormed Timi Dakolo's house
The Inspector-General of Police has ordered an investigation of the police officers who delivered the letters inviting the Dakolos to Abuja for interrogation over what was alleged to be ‘falsehood, criminal conspiracy, threat to life and mischief”. The investigation will ascertain whether the procedure which the Police operatives adopted in serving the letters on Timi…
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Buhari extends tenure of prisons chief, promotes 10 other officers (FULL LIST)
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Controller-General, Nigeria Prisons Service, Ja’afaru Ahmed by one year with effect from July 21. Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Interior, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The statement was signed by Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations of…
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Extortion: Lagos sacks 34 LASTMA officers
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it has sacked 34 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, over cases of extortion and others. The government also disclosed that two LASTMA officers were currently being investigated for allegedly extorting motorist in the state. Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat stated that…
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Killings: Police to retrain officers, men on arms handling
In a bid to stem the tide of police brutalities against the civil population, the police authorities have concluded plan to return all officers and men to the range from retraining on arms handling and proficiency. The Assistant-Inspector General of Police for Zone 11, Adeleye Oyebade, who made the disclosure at the inauguration of the…
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BREAKING: Police sacks nine senior officers, demote six for misconduct
The Police Service Commission has approved with immediate effect the dismissal of nine senior Police officers for gross misconduct. It also approved the reduction in rank of another six officers for different cases of misconduct. The PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said in a statement on Tuesday that this was part of the outcome of the…
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BREAKING: Police reveal identities of officers who ‘killed’ Kolade Johnson
The Lagos State Police Command have provided the names of the three officers arrested with links to the fatal shooting of Kolade Johnson in Lagos. Recall that Johnson, 36, died after being hit by a stray police bullet near a football viewing centre on Sunday evening. The officers involved were taken into custody as part…
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Buhari mourns Air Force officers who died in helicopter crash
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Nigerian Air Force, and relations of five people who lost their lives in a military helicopter crash January 2 in Damasak, Borno State. The president mourns Flight Lieutenant Perowei Jacob (Pilot in Command), Flight Lieutenant Kaltho Paul Kilyofas (Co-Pilot), Sergeant Auwal Ibrahim (Flight Technician), Lance Corporal…
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’72 FRSC officers killed by reckless drivers in Kaduna…’
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRCS) says 72 officers and men of its Kaduna Zonal Command were killed on duty by reckless and unruly drivers in 2018. Mr Abayomi Omiyale, the FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO), said this in Kaduna on Friday at a one-day retreat organised for FRSC commanding officers in the zone. News…