Also important, he emphasised that the law prohibits the arrest of a person in lieu of another, adding: “The Police are advised to make arrests only when there is reasonable suspicion. Where a suspect is making a confessional statement, such statement must be made in the presence of his legal practitioner or the legal aid ...

The Nigerian Police by now should have digitalized all the criminal records but the federal government has not given them the full assistance that is needed.

The family said it was shocked that the prosecution of the 21-year-old prime suspect in Ataga’s murder, Chidinma Ojukwu of the Mass Communication Department, University of Lagos, was arraigned at a Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba without even being informed about it.

Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and others who were arrested during a protest at the Federal High Court, Abuja have been released.

The Imo State Police Command on Friday constituted a committee to apprehend fake and quack lawyers in the state.

Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade, has sought Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali’s support in better policing and security for investors and people of the state. Ayade sought the synergy between the Police and the state government when he visited the IGP at the Police Headquarters, Abuja. The governor, who congratulated the ...