Tag: policemen
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Policemen collecting money for bail not different from kidnappers – Lagos CP
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Zubairu Muazu, on Tuesday inaugurated a statement-taking room for the CID Panti, Yaba, warning that policemen collecting money for bail were not different from kidnappers and would not be spared. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facility was provided by the Rule of Law and…
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BREAKING: Gunmen attack Bayelsa Police Station, kill DPO, three policemen
Unidentified gunmen have attacked the Agudiama-Ekpetiama police station in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, killing the Divisional Police officer (DPO) and three other policemen. Details shortly…
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Gunmen kill two policemen, injure one in Bayelsa
Unidentified gunmen at the weekend killed two policemen and injured another in separate incidents that occurred in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. It was gathered that the gunmen in one of the incidents attacked a policeman attached to a popular supermarket in Amarata area of the capital city. They were said to have killed the lone…
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No police officer is allowed to move around with any VIP on election day -IG
The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has said no police officer is allowed to accompany any politician during the forthcoming elections. Adamu, who spoke at the public presentation of a partnership between some stakeholders in the elections, noted that ensuring security during the conduct of the polls was the duty of every…
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BREAKING: Masked policemen invade clinic, whisk away Melaye
Masked persons suspected to be policemen have reportedly stormed the Police Clinic in Garki, Abuja, whisking away embattled Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye. He was believed to have been taken to Lokoja, Kogi State, for interrogation over the alleged shooting of one Sgt. Danjuma Aliu by suspected political thugs. A close associate of the Kogi…
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Biafra: Two policemen, four others die as IPOB members protest in Anambra
There was pandemonium on Friday in Nnewi, Anambra State as a bloody clash between operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) left two policemen and four others (believed to be members of IPOB) dead. However, the Anambra State Police Command said only one policeman died in…
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Nigeria currently has 334,000 policemen on duty – IG
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Ibrahim Idris said has that about 334, 000 policemen are currently policing Nigeria. Idris made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2018 Safe School Leadership Empowerment Conference and Awards. He was represented by CP Olusegun Odumosu of the Inspectorate Department at the Force Headquarters. The police boss…
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IGP orders detention of policemen over death of Akapson
From Jonas Ike, Abuja The Inspector General of Police has directed the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to immediately detain and personally carry out a thorough investigation of policemen involved in the incident that resulted in the death of Miss Anita Akapson at Katampe Extension, Abuja on the night of Saturday, 13th…
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Gunmen ambush, kill 4 policemen in Kaduna
Four policemen were ambushed and killed by bandits in Jankasa village, in Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The state police public relations officer, Yakubu Sabo, confirmed the incident at the weekend. Sabo said the incident took place at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday when a team of detectives drawn from…
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How 4 policemen died during gun battle with bandits in Kaduna State
The Police Command in Kaduna State said four of its operatives had died during a gun battle with bandits in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Sabo Yakubu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Sunday. “At about 0630hrs on Aug. 11, a team of detectives…