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  • NHRC condemns killing of Lagos female lawyer by police officer

    NHRC condemns killing of Lagos female lawyer by police officer

    Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has condemned the killing of a female lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, by a policeman in Ajah, Lagos.

    Ojukwu made the condemnation in a statement when reacting to the unfortunate death of Raheem.

    He described the incident as ‘ regrettable’ adding that the officer had fallen short of standard operating procedure and professional ethics of the Nigerian Police Force.

    ” The hierarchy of the Nigerian Police as a matter of necessity should always ensure that officers who bear arms must, by all means be mentally balanced.

    “Also, must respect the rules of engagement of the police force.

    ” Enough is enough of these avoidable deaths,” he said.

    Ojukwu said the commission went around the country to train police officers on human rights’ best practices and how to mainstream human rights in law enforcement operations.

    “Yet, we are still recording sad incidents of extra-judicial killings perpetrated by the police officers, ” he said.

    Ojukwu commended the police high command for immediately taking necessary action to arrest and put the erring officer in custody.

    He said that the commission would continue to monitor the process of investigation and prosecution of the officer to ensure that justice was adequately served.

    The executive secretarry also used the opportunity to commiserate with the family of Bolanle Raheem, as well as the Nigerian Bar Association.

    Ojukwu said Raheem’s death came as a shock to the commission.

    ” There must be a permanent solution to check these forms of avoidable killings by the police.

    ” It is unfortunate to know that the commission has recorded several incidents of extra-judicial killings by the police.

    ” The commission will do all that is within its powers to ensure that these cases are not swept under the carpet,” he said.

    Newsmen recalls that Raheem, was shot by a police officer on Christmas Day in the Ajah area of Lagos.

    Newsmen also reports that the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba had since ordered a probe of the shooting incident.

  • Man drags police officer’s firearm over seizure of his phone (Video)

    Man drags police officer’s firearm over seizure of his phone (Video)

    A young man has engaged police officers in a heated argument while dragging their firearm for confiscating his phone at a checkpoint.

    A video making rounds on social media captured the moment two individuals battled with police officers over their property.

    One of the police officers had taken possession of one of the individuals’ phones with the intention of sniffing information from it.

    The young man whose smartphone was taken held tightly to the officer’s gun while insisting on having his phone back at all cost.

    Recall that the Nigerian Police had warned its personnel to stop checking people’s phone arbitrarily on road because they have no right to do so.

    Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Chief Superintend of Police (CSP) Muyiwa Adejobi, restated this early this month while appearing on Channels Television Sunrise Daily.

    He said: “Stop checking phones on the road. You can’t check somebody’s phone. It is his personal property. You cannot do it.”

    The Force PRO commented on the activities of the police and recent disciplinary actions taken against some policemen for assaulting Nigerians, among other issues.

    Asked if the police are taking steps to prevent more policemen from violating the rights of Nigerians, he said efforts were in place, stressing that in every organisation and society there will be deviants.

    “In the Police, we have those who are deviants. There is no policeman who doesn’t know that you must not dress improperly, you must not smoke while on duty, you must not slap the Nigerian, you must not use cutlass to flog.

    “There is no Nigerian police personnel who will tell me today that they are not aware because, in the training school, it’s part of our manual; they must have taught you all these things,”Adejobi said.

    Stressing that the police force operates based on laws, the he said the Force will continue
    to take necessary disciplinary actions against errant
    officers.

    “So, if a policeman has done something wrong, every offence — disciplinary offence or criminal offence — has its punishment. If it is reduction in rank, we give it to you; if it is dismissal, we give to you; if it is severe reprimand, we give to you…

    “But it is clear, how can a policeman stand on the road and be collecting money? It is not a disciplinary offence, it is a criminal offence. Corruption is a criminal offence. If you flog somebody, you assault somebody, it is a criminal offence,” he said.

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  • Assailants kill 3 police officers in Kogi

    Assailants kill 3 police officers in Kogi

    Assailants have launched an attack on Adavi police Divisional headquarters in the early hours of Saturday morning, in kogi state, living three police officers dead.

    The Kogi state Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Egbuka, confirmed the unfortunate incident in a statement through his spokesman SP William Ovye-Aya, in Lokoja.

    He described the attack as callous and very painful.

    Egbuka explained that the three officers were killed in a gun duel with the assailants who took the officers on duty at the Adavi Division by surprise.

    “This early morning of Saturday, the Command received a report of an unfortunate incident at Adavi Police Division, where some hoodlums attacked the station.

    “They shot sporadically but were repelled by our men and operatives of the Quick Response Unit who were on special operations at Adavi Local Government Area.

    “Unfortunately, the Command lost three of its officers to the gun duel, while the hoodlums fled with gunshot wounds as they could not get access into the station.

    “Consequently, a team of tactical operatives was deployed and it swiftly restored normalcy to the area.

    “Operatives are trailing the hoodlums with a view to apprehending and bringing them to book,’’ Ovye-Aya quoted Egbuka as saying.

    Egbuka called on the people of Adavi and adjoining communities to be on the lookout and report anybody seen with bullet wounds to the police or to any security outpost nearest to them.

    The police commissioner sent his condolences to the families of the three fallen police officers, whom he said had done the police force proud.

  • Police officer joins Portable fans to get sprayed money

    Police officer joins Portable fans to get sprayed money

    A police officer has been spotted with fans of Portable stretching his hand into the vehicle of the Zazu crooner as he sprayed money to them.

     

    In the clip making the rounds on social media, the uniformed man could be seen contesting with other people who were also keen on obtaining money from the fast-rising artist.

     

    The police officer stretched his hand through the car window and was beckoning on Portable to bless him also.

     

    The Zazu Zeh star ever since he attained stardom is known for his random spray of cash for fans at any given opportunity.

  • Bandits kill police officer, kidnap 23 residents in Kaduna

    Bandits kill police officer, kidnap 23 residents in Kaduna

    A police officer has been killed with 23 others abducted when bandits attacked Ungwan Maje and Ungwan Laka villages in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    The bandits stormed the villages in the early hours of Wednesday and opened fire on the residents who were still sleeping at that time.

    According to eyewitness accounts, the gunmen first attacked Ungwan Maje where they abducted 16 persons, majorly women and children.

    They later proceeded to the Ungwan Laka community where they killed a mobile police officer identified as Joshua Markus.

    It was gathered that the slain officer was on a visit to his family from the Rivers State Command where he was serving.

    The bandits thereafter kidnapped the wife and daughter of the deceased.

    The spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, Mohammed Jalige also confirmed the incident.

    He said security operatives were on the trail of the bandits with a view to arresting them and rescuing the kidnapped victims.

  • Armed robbers attack bank in Ekiti, kill police officer

    Armed robbers attack bank in Ekiti, kill police officer

    Armed robbers have attacked a commercial bank in Otun Ekiti in Moba local government area.

    Police Public Relations Officer in Ekiti State, Sunday Abutu confirmed that a police officer was killed in the robbery attack which took place on Thursday at about five in the evening.

    Abutu explained that the group of armed men stormed the Otun bank and initially succeeded in breaking the bank security door before their mission was thwarted by the swift arrival of a combined team of police, military, and local security outfits.

    He said an attempt to escape by the criminal elements triggered a shoot out which claimed the life of the officer while the robbers had to desperately escape via some routes on foot.

    The police spokesman assured that perpetrators of the crime will be tracked and arrested, calling on Ekiti residents not to panic.

  • Bandits kill police officer, 25 others in deadly attacks on Zamfara State

    Bandits kill police officer, 25 others in deadly attacks on Zamfara State

    Bandits have killed 26 persons including a police officer in another deadly attack on some communities in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Saturday.

    The spokesperson of the Zamfara Police Command Shehu Mohammed who confirmed the attacks explained that the assailants were armed with sophisticated weapons and invaded Tofa village in large numbers, shooting sporadically and killing some of the villagers.

    Shehu noted that the gunmen were on their way to carry out another attack in Samawa when they were engaged in a gun battle with the police tactical operatives stationed in the village.

    Some of the bandits, he said, were wounded in the duel. The attackers were said to be returning to the community on Saturday, preventing the villagers from burying their own.

    The latest assault on the northwestern state follows a similar incident in the area on Thursday where 12 farmers were killed and nine others severely wounded.

    According to reports, the armed bandits launched the attack when the farmers were in their respective farmlands trying to clear their lands in preparation for this year’s farming activities.

    The incident which took place in Magami and Mayaba communities in Gusau local government area of Zamfara State saw the bandits also carting away livestock and other valuables.

    It was also said that the twelve persons killed were buried according to Islamic rites while those injured are receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.

    A day before the incident, bandits had attacked a Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Anka town along the Bagega-Anka Road in Zamfara State.

  • Local vigilante shoots police officer dead in Osun

    Local vigilante shoots police officer dead in Osun

    The Police Command in Osun on Friday said that it had arrested a local vigilante for allegedly shooting dead one of its officers, PC Akinsanya Akingbade, attached to the Olu of Ileogbo in Iwo Local Government Area of the state.

     

    The Spokesperson for the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the shooting happened at about 12:45p.m., during a communal clash between people from both Iwo and Ileogbo .

     

    Opalola said that the vigilante, who also served as a palace guard to the Olu of Ileogbo, accidentally and negligently, shot the police officer in the chest with a locally-made pistol.

     

    She said that the officer later died while being taken to the hospital and that his corpse had been deposited at the Osun University Teaching Hospital for post mortem.

     

    “At about 12:45p.m., during a communal clash between Iwo and Ileogbo, a police constable, PC Akinsanya Akingbade , attached to the Olu of Ileogbo was accidentally cum negligently shot in the chest.

     

    “The shooter, one Waheed Adeleye of Baale Adeleye compound Ileogbo, shot Akingbade with a locally- made pistol.

     

    “The said Adeleye, who is a local vigilante, also serves as a palace guard to the Olu of Ileogbo.

     

    “The weapon (gun) used by the suspect had been recovered from him and he had been arrested and taken into custody for further interrogation,” she said

  • IMN protesters stab police officer to death in Abuja

    IMN protesters stab police officer to death in Abuja

    The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said one of its officers, ASP Ezekiel Adama, was on Friday stabbed to death during violent protest in Abuja.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.

    Yusuf said that the deceased, deployed to restore calm during protest by members of the disbanded Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), was stabbed to death by one of the protesters.

    She said that the command had successfully restored calm, after professionally, dispersing the violent protesters at Berger round-about, Abuja.

    The PPRO said that members of the disbanded movement on Friday went on rampage, destroying public property and attacking innocent citizens including police officers, using dangerous weapons.

    She said that 49 members of the movement had been arrested and would be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigation.

    According to her, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FCT, Mr Bala Ciroma, wishes to commiserate with the family of the deceased officer who paid the supreme price in service to the nation.

    Yusuf warned that the command would not condone further attacks on its personnel, equipment or other public property by members of the proscribed group.

    She urged residents of the FCT to remain calm and law abiding and pledged the unwavering commitment of the command to the protection of lives and property within the FCT.

  • TRENDING: ‘What do you bring for us?’ Police officer caught seeking bribe from Spanish tourist entering Nigeria on power bike

    TRENDING: ‘What do you bring for us?’ Police officer caught seeking bribe from Spanish tourist entering Nigeria on power bike

    A viral video of a Nigerian Police officer seeking bribe from a a man who identified himself simply as a Spanish tourist has surfaced online.

    The video showed the Spanish tourist on a power bike deliberately riding close to the police checkpoint.

    Without asking for his proper identification and other profiling details, the officer proceeded to demand bribe from the rider who said he had no cash but credit cards on him.

    Editors Note: TheNewsGuru.com, TNG is yet to ascertain the specific date and location of the incident.

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