Tag: Nigerian Police

Police Inspector Cuts Off Wife’s Wrist in Jos

4May

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Crime, News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Police Inspector Cuts Off Wife’s Wrist in Jos

A Police Inspector in Jos Plateau state has been arrested for cutting off his wife's wrist. For Mrs. Hauwa Shagari, a mother of three young children, the harrowing ordeal of Saturday, April 27, 2024, is one that she will not soon forget. What began as a day like any other swiftly turned into a nightmare, culminating in her hospitalization and a life-altering injury inflicted by her husband, Ibrahim Shagari, a Police Inspector. The incident, born from a minor disagreement over finances, has shocked the community, prompting calls for justice for the victim. Narrating her near-death experience from her hospital bed at the Plateau Specialist Hospital, Mrs. Shagari recounted the events that led to her grievous injury. She described how a seemingly innocuous disagreement with her inebriat...

Update: Magu Being Held by Presidency, Says Nigerian Police, Denies Detaining Him

15Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Crime, News, Nigeria, Security

Update: Magu Being Held by Presidency, Says Nigerian Police, Denies Detaining Him

The Nigeria Police Force has debunked reports of detaining Ibrahim Magu, ousted Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This was contained in a letter written to Tosin Ojaomo, counsel to Magu, by DCP Idowu Owohunwa, Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, in reply to Magu’s bail application. The force denied detaining Magu but said he was being ‘held by the Presidency. The letter partly reads, “The Inspector-General directs that your attention be drawn to the fact that the Nigeria Police Force is not investigating Ibrahim Magu and he is accordingly not being detained by the police but by the Presidential Panel that is investigating the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. “The Inspector-General of ...

Nigeria: Police Dismisses 3 Officers for Illegal Raid on Chief Clark’s Residence

6Sep

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Corruption, Crime, Human Rights, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Nigeria: Police Dismisses 3 Officers for Illegal Raid on Chief Clark’s Residence

PRESS RELEASE DISMISSAL FROM SERVICE OF THREE (3) OF THE POLICE PERSONNEL AND INTERDICTION OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE INVOLVED IN THE UNAUTHORIZED, ILLEGAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT IN THE SEARCH OF ELDER STATESMAN, CHIEF EDWIN CLARK’S RESIDENCE IN ASOKORO, ABUJA ON THE 4th OF SEPTEMBER, 2018. The Inspector General of Police has approved the dismissal from the service of the Nigeria Police Force, three (3) Inspectors namely: (i) AP/No. 18858 Inspr Godwin Musa (ii) AP/No. 225812 Inspr Sada Abubakar and (iii) AP/No. 225828 Inspr Yabo Paul, and the immediate interdiction of AP. No 158460 ASP David Dominic who were involved in the unauthorized, illegal and unprofessional misconduct in the search of the residence of Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark in Asokoro, Abuja...

Nigeria: Suspected Kidnappers of Chibok Girls Paraded By the Police

18Jul

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Boko Haram, Crime, Justice, News, Nigeria, Terrorism

Nigeria: Suspected Kidnappers of Chibok Girls Paraded By the Police

The Nigerian Police today paraded eight men who are suspected to have been part of the kidnapping of the Chibok girls. The eight suspects were part of a group of 22 men paraded by the Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu. According to Mr Chukwu, the 22 men that were paraded were members of the Boko Haram sect and were responsible for various crimes including the kidnapping of the Chibok girls and over 50 suicide bombings. The Commissioner praised the Inspector General of Police (IGP)’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) led by DCP Abba Kyari, saying it was their act of gallantry that led to the successful arrest of the suspects. According to him, this was a result of the action of the IGP, who "Irked and worried by the persistent suicide bombings and killing of innocent...