By Naomi Sharang The Senate on Wednesday, expeditiously passed the State Police Bill which sought to move Nigeria from a unitary policing structure to a federal policing mode. The passage of the bill followed the clause by clause consideration of the bill by the committee of the wholeContinue Reading
By Bolanle Lawal The Nigeria Police Force has assured residents of Ekiti of adequate security ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, urging eligible voters to come out and exercise their civic responsibility without fear. The Commissioner of Police in charge of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation for Election Security,Continue Reading
By Bolanle Lawal The Police Command in Ekiti, has announced a restriction on vehicular movement across the state on Saturday, during the governorship election. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, disclosed this in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Friday. Abutu said that the restriction wouldContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The Police Command in Rivers has announced temporary restriction of movement in seven local government areas ahead of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District by-election scheduled for Saturday. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt. AgabeContinue Reading
Newborn By Deborah Akpede The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant and the parents of a newborn baby over the alleged sale of the child for N2.5 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 28-year-old mother and her boyfriendContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker A media policy think-tank, Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has urged the National Assembly to invoke the doctrine of necessity to speed up the process of establishing state police in the country. The Chairman of IMPI, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, stated this in a statement made availableContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has resolved to accelerate the constitutional amendment process for the establishment of state police as part of efforts to address Nigeria’s security challenges. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Lovelyn, the widow of slain Lagos-based businessman, Chief Lucky Adimike, has sued the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olatunji Disu, and the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, over alleged unlawful detention. The 53-year-old woman, alongside her detained children, filed the suit at the Federal High Court inContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Stakeholders on Tuesday threw their weight behind the proposed amendment of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) Act, 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill aims to strengthen funding for Nigeria Police Force and enhance its capacity to tackle the country’sContinue Reading
Fraud By Monday Ijeh The Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC), says it has arrested a suspect over identity theft, obtaining by false pretext, money laundering and N5.7 million computer related fraud. The Acting Police Public Liaison Officer of NPF-NCCC, DSP Unwana Imah, said this in a statementContinue Reading
