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“NO GREE” SLOGAN AND THE FAULTY MINDSET OF THE NIGERIA POLICE By Law Mefor

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This Friday, African Independent Television (AIT) aired two opposing videos of the Nigeria Police and the Army regarding the Netizens’ 2024 theme or phrase, “No Gree for Anybody.” The Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi, issued a warning, stating that the slogan might cause the nation’s law and order to collapse. He said, “We have been informed from our intelligence that this slogan is coming from a revolutionary sector that may likely cause problem across the country.”   On the other hand, the Army took up the slogan and used it to…

#NigeriaDecides2023: AUC, ECOWAS Election Observers commend Nigeria Police, Other Security Agencies

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The Nigeria Police Force has been commended, alongside other security agencies deployed for election security management in the 2023 General Elections, for its commitment to ensuring that the electioneering process in the country is more secure. This commendation was coming on the heels of the African Union Commission (AUC) Election Observer Mission and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission visit to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday 28th February 2023.   The AUC Election Observer…

Investigate Kidnap of 21 Muslim Children by ECWA Church, MURIC tells Police,DSS

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An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery and eventual rescue of 21 Muslim children from a building belonging to the Evangelist Church Winning All (ECWA) in Jos.   It will be recalled that the DSS recently raided a house located at JMDB quarters, in the Tudun Wada community of Jos North LGA of Plateau State, where the operatives rescued 21 Muslim…

INSECURITY: Gov Sani Bello commiserates with Nigeria Police,Vigilante Corps over loss of Officers …. condemns attacks on Munya communities

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Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Nigerian Police Force and members of the Vigilante Corps over the loss of their personnel in a gun battle with terrorists in Nasko, Magama Local Government Area of the State. The Governor in a statement, described as painful and unfortunate losing such personnel in action all in a bid to ensure safety of lives and property. He said while some levels of successes were recorded recently following the onslaught by the joint security operatives which led to…

Police Killed My Two Children Extra-judicially – Petitioner tells IIP-SARS

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A petitioner, Otomerhe Onaodowan, on Monday told the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units in Abuja, how her two sons Collins Ese Onaodowan and Owen Onaodowan were extra-judicially killed by the police, in Delta, in 2010. The complainant, an elderly woman, informed the panel that her two sons went to watch premier league at Duro stores, while watching in the company of other spectators, armed robbers invaded the store and shot one of the spectators, a soldier in…

DRESS CODE: Muslim Parents Forum lauds IGP, urge others to emulate Police

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The Muslim Parents Forum, International School, Ibadan (MPF ISI-UI) has commended the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba over the newly approved (optional) dress code for women in Police, which the group said was in essence an approval of hijab use among Muslim women in the Nigerian Police, with great hope for a better Nigeria, where full rights to manifestation of citizens’ religious beliefs will be achieved soon. MPF ISI-UI in a statement signed by its Chairman,Abdur-Rahman Balogun,who doubled as Chairman, Coalition of Muslim Groups for Hijab Rights…

Why Sowore’s Lawyer remain in Prison – Prince Ned Nwoko

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Former federal lawmaker and socialite, Prince Ned Nwoko has debunked as” false” and deliberate attempt to get public “sympathy” the news making the rounds that a lawyer, Abubakar Marshal was arrested by the police in Abuja for filling a matter against him in court, rather Prince Nwoko stated that the embattled lawyer was picked up by police and later remanded in prison for misconduct. Nwoko who spoke through his lawyer, Bryan Ukaegbu called on the public to discountenance the news published on Omoyele Sowore’s Sahara Reporters as a fake news…

Police quits IIP-SARS ,despite quantum of allegations against its Operatives …… As NHRC vows to invoke its powers

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The police team has abandoned the Independent Investigative Panel on Alleged Human Rights Violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other units of the Nigerian Police Force since the resumed sitting of the Panel on the 1st of March 2022. This was evident in the near absence of the police legal team at the panel despite proper information and hearing notices following the 2022 resumption of sitting. At the resumed sitting the panel had only one police counsel, Mr. Kenneth Egbuchua who represented the institution, and policemen that are…

EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING: Counsel Accuses Nigeria Police of Fabricating Evidence

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The Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti – Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigerian Police at a resumed sitting on Tuesday listened to the argument of the Counsel to Victoria Agori , Olutekunbi, who accused the police of fabricating allegation of Kidnapping against Daniel Agori . Olutekunbi, stated in his final address that the police fabricated evidence to justify the cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment meted to Daniel Agori. Speaking before Rtd. Justice Suleiman Galadima led panel, in his…

Release Gloria Okolie unconditionally or charge her to court, NHRC charges Police

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried the practice of illegally detaining citizens by some law enforcement agencies beyond the Constitutionally stipulated “reasonable” time, stated that such an unwholesome act is a gross violation of human rights and must be accounted for, to serve as a deterrent. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu Esq who stated this in Abuja while reacting to the alleged illegal detention of one Gloria Okolie by the Nigerian Police Authorities for over 67 days, observed that such unprofessional conduct cannot be tolerated in…