Tag: policemen
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Seven policemen detained over N.5m extortion in Anambra
Seven policemen have been arrested and detained by the Anambra State command over an alleged N500,000 extortion. The money has equally been returned to the owner by the Police Commissioner Monday Kuryas, who pledged to prosecute the culprits after investigations. Their arrest followed a petition from a citizen of the state, TheNewsGuru gathered It was…
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Gunmen shoot three policemen dead at Ebonyi checkpoint
The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of its three operatives by gunmen in Abakaliki, the state capital. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Loveth Odah, told newsmen on Thursday that the deceased were shot dead at a checkpoint on Onuebonyi/Nwezenyi Road, Abakaliki on Wednesday night. Odah said that the assailants, who pretended to be…
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Soludo breaks silence: How gunmen abducted commissioner, killed three police officers during my town hall meeting
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Chukwuma Soludo on Thursday shed light on the gruesome attack on his team during a town hall meeting on Wednesday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the gunmen opened fire during a town hall meeting at the Isuofia community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State,…
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Gunmen shot two policemen on patrol dead in Anambra
Two Policemen were on Wednesday shot dead in separate incidents by yet to be identified gunmen in Anambra. The shootings occurred just a day after the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, warned criminal elements to repent or relocate from the state. CSP Haruna Mohammed, the Police Public Relations Officer of…
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Bandits ambush police convoy in Kano, kill four officers, kidnap one
Four policemen have been killed and one officer kidnapped in an ambush on a police convoy by bandits along Birnin-Gwari Funtua Highway in Kano. Authorities say sixteen (16) officers were attacked in the ambush which happened on Friday, 15th January 2021. The officers who are personnel attached to Operation Puff Adder were deployed to Niger…
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Nigerians have lost confidence, trust in us, IGP tells Policemen
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has said the loss of confidence between the Police and the Nigerians was one of the major challenges hampering effective discharge of the Force responsibility. He said introduction of community policing was part of the efforts aimed at rebuilding the lost confidence. Adamu, who was represented at a…
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JUST IN: IGP orders immediate withdrawal of policemen attached to Babachir Lawal, Fani-Kayode, Afikuyomi, Christ Embassy, 46 other VIPs, organisations
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has again directed that all policemen attached as personal security to notable personalities and organizations, be withdrawn with immediate effect. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the IGP had on October 21, 2020 in a wireless message, ordered that all policemen serving such purposes be recalled as part of…
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Protests: IGP orders policemen to use ‘legitimate force’ against violent persons
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the deployment of legitimate force to protect the lives and property of citizens, including police officers. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Adamu said the protection must also cover personnel of other law…
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#EndSARS: It does not make sense for policemen to die while carrying rifles – IGP
Sequel to the fallout of the #EndSARS protests and the consequent violence that followed, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has asked police officers to return to their duty posts. He asked them not to leave the public space open for criminals to take charge. The IGP stated that policemen are free to defend…
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We didn’t threaten to sack policemen who fail to return to work – PSC
The Police Service Commission, PSC, on Saturday denounced reports that it threatened to sack police officers who failed to return to work in the aftermath of #EndSARS violence in the country. A statement issued by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, PSC, said the attention of the commission had been drawn to a publication…