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Police nab 35 suspects for kidnapping ,other crimes ….. Recover 4 Ak47 Rifles, 5 other Assault Guns, 378 Rounds of Ammunition, 18 Vehicles , 1 Anti-Tracker Device

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Nigeria Police Operatives attached to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested thirty-five (35) suspects across the country for their active involvement and participation in series of kidnapping, armed robbery and other heinous crimes across the country. The arrest was sequel to the unrelenting efforts by the Force to rid the country of heinous criminals and to get justice for victims of these crimes. Notable among the arrests was a criminally minded Pastor, Adetokumbo Adenopo ‘m’ 52years, Founder and General Overseer of New Life Ministry, Lukosi, in Shagamu Area of…

RECRUITMENT INTO THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE

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This is to inform the general public especially the people of Osun State that the Nigeria Police has commenced the recruitment of ten (10) thousand able bodied and qualified Nigerians as constables into the Nigeria Police Force starting from 14th July, 2020 to 23rd August, 2020. Applicants must have passion for a career in the Nigeria Police Force and must satisfy the following general requirements: (1) Nationality: Applicants MUST be a Nigerian citizen by birth and possess National Identity Number (NIN). (2) Age: Applicants MUST not be less than 17…

Seven arrested over multiple bank robberies in Ondo ,Ekiti

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Police Operatives attached to the Special Tactical Squad have arrested a 7-man criminal gang that attacked and robbed three comm​ercial banks in the South-West States of Ondo and Ekiti between 2019 and 2020, killed innocent citizens including six (6) policemen and carted away several millions of naira. Police investigation revealed that the armed robbery suspects namely: Tunbosun Ojo ‘m’ 42years, Ismaila Ojo ‘m’ 25years, Victor Oyeyemi ‘m’ 36years, Dele Ariyo ‘m’ 44years, Shola Oladimeji ‘m’ 50years, Olubodun Folayemi ‘m’ 44years and Adeniyi John ‘m’ 42 years – carried out the robbery of…

PSC and relevance of oversight in policing in Nigeria By Rommy Mom

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The recent misunderstanding between the Police Service Commission and the Nigeria Police Force with regard to recruitment as well as the recent moves by the National Assembly to transfer constitutional powers and the mandate of the PSC to the Inspector General of Police’s office, call for reflection regarding the need for the existence of the oversight body. It appears as if the message being sent is that it makes better sense for the police to police itself. These current attempts by the National Assembly at stripping the PSC of its…

FG rejigs Nigeria Police Force ….approves new 8-Departments, 8-DIGs, 17-Zonal Commands ,4-FCID Annexes

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As part of efforts at addressing threats posed by the dynamics of crimes in the country and the full implementation of the Federal Government Community Policing initiative, the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the reorganization of the Nigeria Police Force. The reorganization included full autonomy of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), creation of five additional Police Zonal Command Headquarters and the decentralization of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (FCIID).   By this re-organization, the FIB, which was previously a section under the FCIID, is now a full-fledged…

Senate calls for decentralization of Nigeria Police Force …insists on community policing

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The Senate has called for the de-centralization of the Nigeria Police Force and the need for community policing as a way of addressing the country’s problem of insecurity. This formed part of the recommendations of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Nigeria Security Challenges which was considered and approved during plenary on Tuesday. Recall that the upper chamber had set up an Ad-hoc Committee on Nigeria Security Challenges on January 29, 2020, under the Chairmanship of the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya A. Abdullahi. The Senate Spokesman, Senator Ajibola Basiru, said in…

Nigeria Police Force establishes National Institute for Police Studies …..appoints Professor Olu Ogunsakin as Director of the Institute

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The Nigeria Police Force as part of its efforts geared toward bequeathing a highly skillful and professional Police Force to the nation, has established a National Institute for Police Studies. The Institute, which is an affiliate of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil Kano, is temporarily located within the Police Staff College, Jos and will provide police personnel, alongside other members of the national security community with needed skills and knowledge on safety and security. The Institute according to the police force will work with academic partners, security agencies, international police…

Senate Urges IGP To Reduce Checkpoints on Federal Highways

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Nigeria Senate has appealed to the Inspector – General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to as a matter of urgency reduce the number of checkpoints on Federal Highways in the country. This, according to the Senate, has become necessary to reduce the gridlock on the roads. The upper chamber also urged IGP Adamu to direct officers of the Police Force to eschew all forms of extortion on motorists as alleged, while carrying out stop and search to establish validity of vehicle particulars. The resolutions were reached following the consideration of…

UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION: DPA Asks NASS To Conduct Public Hearing on Abuse of Prosecutory Power by Police

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The Due Process Advocates Foundation (DPA) has asked the National Assembly to conduct holistic public hearing on continuous abuse of prosecutory power by Nigerian Police which was uncovered by Investigation carried out by Fisayo Soyombo. Fisayo Soyombo an investigative journalist spent two weeks in detention ,five days in a Police cell and eight as an inmate in Ikoyi Prison to track corruption in Nigeria’s criminal justice system, beginning from the moment of arrest by the Police to the point of release from prison. The Group made this known in statement…

After 11 Months In Detention, Emeka Ugwuonye Drags Police to NASS Over fabricated Murder Charges

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A Lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye has dragged the Nigerian Police to the National Assembly over murder and armed robbery charges preferred against him. Emeka has been detained at the Kuje Medium Prison for over eleven months. Emeka in a petition written through Due Process Advocate International, dated October 9, and signed by Kelvin Asekome, said the police charged him with armed robbery and murder because he was on the verge of exposing a N5 billion (annual revenue) of illegal prison racketeering and other illegal operations allegedly by some police officers in…