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Nigerian Police

30 Jan
The Chairman of Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olabisi Makanjuola, has called on lawyers to report any demands for money for bail at police stations.
30 Jan
More than three years after the #EndSARS protest against police brutality erupted in major Nigerian cities, at least 15 protesters are still in police in detention, Afrobarometer said in a new report.
23 Jan
The Commissioner of Police in Edo, Mr Funsho Adegboye, has described as worrisome the spate of proliferation of firearms and cult attacks in the state.
18 Jan
With the lauch of a Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to address the increasing spate of insecurity in Nigeria and Abuja, the police may have finally yielded to the cries of citizens.
17 Jan
The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested three persons, who allegedly belong to a syndicate involved in forgery, extortion and counterfeiting the Nigeria Police Character Certificate.
16 Jan
The Ogun State Police Command has taken action against its officers caught in a viral video involving alleged assault and extortion at a checkpoint in Ijagun Junction near Tai Solarin University of Education.
12 Jan
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, said that seven high-ranking cultists have been arrested in the Ikorodu area of the state in the last five days.
11 Jan
The Police Command in Gombe State says no fewer than 17,800 applicants have been shortlisted for screening in the ongoing 2023/2024 police recruitment exercise in the state.
27 Nov
Operatives of the Nigeria Police and those of the Department of State Services neutralised a three-man robbery gang in Enugu on Sunday.
13 Nov
The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim has hinted that the key mandate of the Ministry is to prosecute presidential directives on the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties and developing a community policing strategy. The minister stated this during a 2-Day Retreat for the Directorate cadre with a theme:…
27 Oct
A total of 17 police officers at Zone 10 Sokoto who were recently promoted were decorated with their new ranks on Thursday.
12 Oct
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa and his Osun State counterpart, Kehinde Longer are among 5,718 police officers elevated by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in a major rain of promotion.

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