A human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, alongside civic organisation Initiative Against Human Rights Abuse and Torture (INAHURAT), has urged President Bola Tinubu to launch an independent investigation into an alleged fraudulent property sale in Abuja, involving conspiracy, forgery, theft, and criminal trespass. The properties at the center of the controversy—Plots 1861, 1862, and ...

  The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a directive prohibiting police personnel from wearing dark glasses while in uniform, effective immediately. The announcement, detailed in a wireless message dated January 21, 2025, was addressed to all zonal and state police commands. The memo emphasises that non-compliance with the directive will attract ...

  In an unusual New Year’s Eve incident, a Zambian police officer reportedly intoxicated released 13 detainees from a Lusaka police station, prompting a manhunt for the escaped suspects. The BBC reported that Inspector Titus Phiri, under the influence of alcohol, seized cell keys from Constable Serah Banda at the Leonard Cheelo Police Station. Phiri ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has banned the use of tinted vehicles, citing their role in fostering lawlessness and criminal activities. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, December 4, FCT Police Commissioner Tunji Disu emphasized the urgency of the directive. “We are clamping down on all commercial vehicles and everybody ...

    Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Police Force over allegations of defamation, cyberstalking, and other related offences. The arrest was disclosed by Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, in a statement shared on his social media platform on Tuesday. Sowore condemned ...

  Mr. Chinedu Ernest Nwaka, a businessman, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, accusing the police of defamation and demanding N2 billion in damages. The controversy stems from a November 27 social media post on an officer’s X account, which labeled Nwaka a “serial fraudster” involved in a N320 million fraud—a ...

  The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) to employ over 22,000 police constabularies and pay them salary arrears dating back to January 2021. The constabularies, who were deployed across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for community policing, ...

A misunderstanding between a local vigilante group and police operatives in Anambra State led to a shootout on Wednesday, after both groups mistakenly identified each other as pro-Biafra gunmen. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at Izuchukwu Junction along Nnobi-Nnewi Road in Nnewi North Local Government Area, near the hometown of the late Senator Ifeanyi ...

  Social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has publicly apologized to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) after posting a viral video in which he wore a costume resembling a police uniform and referred to himself as a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP). In a statement and video posted on his Instagram account ...

  Human rights lawyer, Professor Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, SAN has accused the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) of commercialising their services, charging exorbitant fees for assistance, and neglecting crime victims in need. In a post on her X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, October 21, Ezeilo revealed that the police demand fixed amounts as high as ...

  The Otu Oka-Iwu, Abuja, has extended its heartfelt congratulations to one of its distinguished members, CP Peter Opara, on his recent promotion to the rank of Commissioner of Police. The legal association also commended his brief tenure as Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command and celebrated his redeployment to head ...

The Zamfara State Police Command has expressed shock and disbelief over the death of one of its officers, Halliru Liman, who was shot and killed by military personnel. The command demanded a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensure that those responsible were brought to book. In a statement issued to newsmen ...

  As protests against hunger and bad governance continue in some parts of Nigeria, Mr Jonson Ojogbane, the Managing Partner of  Signature Law Firm and ex-senior prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called for the prosecution of law enforcement agents who shot unarmed and defenceless Nigerians in the course of the ...

In a late-night operation on Wednesday, heavily armed policemen stormed the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja, commonly known as Labour House. The raid, carried out in a gestapo style, has raised alarms about the state of democracy and civil rights in the country. According to reports, the invasion occurred just before 9 p.m., ...

  RE: ISSUANCE OF CENTRAL MOTOR REGISTRY INFORMATION SYSTEM (CMRIS) CERTIFICATE BY THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE: A DEMAND FOR THE IMMEDIATE STOPPAGE OF SAME.   The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has become aware of a statement authored by John Aikpokpo-Martins and Funmi Adeogun allegedly on behalf of the NBA-Section on Public Interest ...

  The erroneous belief of Police officers about their immunity from prosecution and the sense of impunity has once again been shattered by the High Court of Lagos State in Bolanle Raheem’s case. The point l want to make, my Lords, is that when Police officers are prosecuted or convicted for killing innocent members of ...