Tag: policeman
-
Kogi jailbreak: Soldier, policeman killed, two prison officials missing – FG
Two security operatives were killed when gunmen invaded the Kabba Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kogi State, authorities have said.
-
Armed robbers attack empty bullion van in Ondo, shoot policeman
Armed robbers attacked a bullion van along the Akure/Owo Highway in Ondo State on Wednesday, shooting a policeman in the process. Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, DCP Funmi Odunlami said the attack occurred close to Emure-Ile junction along the highway. The robbers were however unable to cart away any funds as the…
-
Policeman at Adeniji station threatened to kill me – Mr Macaroni
Comedian and actor, Mr Macaroni has alleged that a policeman threatened to kill him while he was in their custody. The entertainer who also doubles as an activist said this on Sunday while recounting his experience at the police station. According to him, one of the police officers said he would have killed him if…
-
One-way driver who knocked policeman off Lagos Bridge remanded in prison
The Lagos State police command on Friday arraigned a driver who knocked a police officer off the bridge along International Airport Road on February 24. The accused, 38-year-old Sunday Okodo, was arraigned before an Oshodi Mobile Court on six counts of driving against traffic (wrong-way driving), resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, reckless and dangerous…
-
Gunmen murder policeman, loot station armoury in Aba
Gunmen have invaded a police station in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State, killing a guard duty official. According to reports,the attackers looted the police armoury, carting away several arms and ammunition, triggering fear of heightened insecurity in the city. The hoodlums plunged on Abayi Police Station at World Bank Estate in Abayi Local…
-
Gunmen storm Ughelli church, kill policeman
Unknown gunmen on Sunday killed a police officer in a church in Ughelli, Delta. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Delta Command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday in Warri. “Yes, he (police officer) followed his principal (not named) to the church,” the PPRO said. An eyewitness said that the gunmen…
-
Fresh outrage erupts in U.S. after policeman kills unarmed Black man
The killing of an unarmed African-American man by police in the US city of Columbus, Ohio sparked a fresh wave of outrage this week against racial injustice and police brutality in the country. Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was in the garage of a house on Monday night when he was shot several times by a…
-
Ex-Bayelsa gov Dickson, family escape death as gunmen invade residence, kill policeman
One police officer was killed in a midnight attack by some unknown gunmen at the Toru Orua, Bayelsa country home of former Governor Henry Seriake Dickson on Wednesday night. But Dickson and his family were not in the compound during the attack having been away in Abuja and Yenagoa for about three weeks. However, it…
-
How policeman killed my sister 24hours to NYSC passing out, complainant tells panel
The Independent Investigative Panel (IPP) on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other Units of the Nigeria Police Force set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) heard on Thursday how a 23-year old graduate, Linda Igwetu from Anambra State, was allegedly killed extra-judicially by a policeman in Abuja.…
-
IPOB killed 6 soldiers, four policemen in Rivers – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has lamented the destruction caused by suspected members of the disbanded Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the guise of the #EndSARS protest saying the outlawed group killed six soldiers and four policemen in Rivers. The governor in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, spoke on…