[su_dropcap]I[/su_dropcap]nspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has urged his men to respect human rights. This is just as Interior Minister AbdulRahman Dambazzau said Nigerians expect more from the IGP and his men. The IGP spoke yesterday in Abuja at a seminar on ‘International Human Rights Standards and Trends in Community Policing’. Arase said: “Police personnel […]
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Protesting members of the National Association of Nigerian Students were on Thursday dispersed by a team of Policemen around the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. The protesting students had gathered at the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Education to protest the recent sack of Vice-chancellors of 13 Federal Universities appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan. The […]
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The Nigeria Police Force has warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against bearing arms in self defence. This is contained in a statement issued by the Force Spokesperson, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Olabisi Kolawale, in Abuja on Thursday. The statement said the warning became necessary because of a publication credited to the group […]
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INSPECTOR General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has said that stun guns will soon be introduced as part of efforts to reduce casualties associated with misuse of firearms by police officers. He added that the police management was considering swapping officers, who have stayed more than three months in the Northeast to avoid deterioration of […]
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LAGOS State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday directed the State Police Command to ensure that it fishes out and deal decisively with any individual or group of persons involved in cult activities and criminal gangs wherever they may be in the state. The Governor, who also expressed worry over rising cases of cultism resulting in […]
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INSPECTOR-General of Police (IG) Solomon Arase has said the Police is considering conducting psychiatric test on recruits and officers. Arase spoke at the Nigeria Police Force Health Policy Revalidation meeting in Abuja yesterday. He said the initiative became necessary following incidents of indiscriminate use of firearms by personnel of the force. The IG said inadequate […]
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The police on Saturday denied claims that over 10 persons suspected to be militants and political thugs were killed during the supplementary elections held in Southern Ijaw local government area and other 101 polling units across Bayelsa State. It was initially reported that some of the victims died in Ekeremor and Nembe local government areas […]
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THE leader of the Shi’ite Islamic group, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is being kept at a police detention facility in Kaduna State, it was learnt on Tuesday. It was gathered that El-Zakzaky was handed over to the police for investigation in the aftermath of the bloody clash between his followers and soldiers in December, 2015. It was […]
Read More Some residents of Lagos on Friday expressed bitterness over the incessant use of fireworks, which they alleged, were causing them sleepless nights during the New Year celebration. According to The Nation, the residents in separate interviews told NAN that it was a violation of their fundamental human rights for some people, under the guise of […]
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As Nigerians begin Christmas and New Year celebrations, security agencies have mapped out measures to protect lives and property nationwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police, the Nigerian Navy, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have deployed their personnel to provide security to citizens at worship centres, motor […]
Read More Police Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, CSP Adebowale Lawal, on Wednesday reaffirmed the ban on street carnivals and the use of fireworks during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Lawal added that the ban on street carnivals and the use of fireworks would also help to avoid unnecessary bloodshed during the festivities. […]
Read More The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has approved the promotion of 558 teachers in police primary and secondary schools across the country. It was learnt that the promotion, which takes immediate effect, was meant to address the complaints among the teaching staff and also to motivate them to perform better. The Director, Directorate of […]
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