Tag: Police

Brutality: Journalist Floors Police, GTB At Appeal Court

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The Appeal Court in Abuja on Tuesday affirmed the judgment of High Court of Federal Capital Territory in a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed against the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and the Nigerian Police Force by Abuja based journalist and publisher of FreshNEWS Online Media, Desmond Utomwen. Utomwen, a former staff of TheNEWS Magazine, had dragged the Bank and the Police to court over his molestation at the Area 3, Garki Abuja branch of GTB on 11th December, 2009.   The journalist had gone to the bank to cover…

Police arrest Kidnappers of Greenfield Students , Rape suspects,Others ….. recover 61 Firearms, 376 Ammunition, 22 Cartridges, 2 Million Naira

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The Force Intelligence Bureau Special Tactical Squad (FIB-STS) operatives have successfully effected the arrest of 31 suspects connected with major violent crimes including Kidnapping, Culpable Homicide, Rape, Unlawful Possession of Firearms etc.   This followed directives from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba to clampdown on the perpetrators of crimes and criminality, as well as cutting off their supply of arms. The FIB-STS equally recovered a total of 61 firearms including 41 AK rifles, 8 Type 06 rifles, 4 Light Assault Rifles (LAR), 4 pump action guns, 2…

Police arrest killers of Famak British Schools Proprietor, 21 Others ….. Recover 1 RPG, 1 GPMG, 36 AK47 Rifles, 2,045 Live Ammunition, 1 DAF Truck, Others

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Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT) have recorded massive successes against agents and collaborators of violent crimes in the country with the arrest of 23 suspects of violent crimes such as culpable homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, arms trafficking, possession of prohibited firearms, rape, amongst others, including the killers of ex-Zamfara State gubernatorial aspirant and owner of Famak British Schools, Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, at Rijana.   The FIB-IRT also recovered a total of 52 firearms including 1 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Launcher, 1 General Purpose Machine Gun…

Ortom describes murder of NYSC member Terungwa unacceptable, tasks Police on diligent investigations

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Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has described as intolerable, murder of the Benue born Youth Corps member, Stephanie Se-Ember Terungwa, who was posted to Abuja by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for her one year mandatory national service.   Terungwa, a graduate of Microbiology from the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State, was reportedly kidnapped alongside her one-year-old baby in the Lokogoma area of Abuja, some weeks ago and had been declared missing.   However, the baby was later found but the mother was still missing until…

Police Declare 12 persons wanted over Isu-Aniocha Killings

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The Nigeria Police Force has declared wanted the following twelve (12) persons in connection with a case of conspiracy, murder, armed robbery, act of terrorism, kidnapping, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms, housebreaking, burglary, malicious damage, and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace in Isu-Aniocha, Awka North LGA of Anambra State, Nigeria;   i. Edward Okoye (aka Stone) vii. Donatus Okeke ii. Onyemazi Ngini viii. Onyebuchi Nwekeizu Okoye iii. Nonso Eboh ix. Chukwuka Onyibor iv. Chukwujekwu Anaekeokwu x. Chuka Ilodigwe v. Chinedu Nwoye Okoye xi. Nonso Awusionwu Obinna…

We ‘ll not shift ground until Police produce Alozie’s Case file – IIP-SARS

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For the umpteenth time at the independent Investigative Panel on defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force, the orders of the panel were again flagrantly disobeyed by the Commissioner of Police Legal, Mr. Ogbeh Ochogwu, of the Force Headquarters Abuja.     The panel has taken a firm decision not to shift ground but to go ahead and do the needful whether or not its orders are obeyed by the police to produce the case file of Mr.John Emeka Alozie.     It would be recalled that…

IiP- SARS: Petitioner seeks N10m compensation against Police over arbitrary arrest, detention:

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A petitioner, Nnaemeka Orjiakor, on Wednesday pleaded with the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units in Abuja, to order N10m compensation in his favour following his alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by the police in 2019. Nnaemeka who sell provision in Wuse market stated that SARS officers led by one Mohammed Elbow Awal arrested him on the 8th February 2019 from his shop, handcuffed him, paraded him around Wuse market before bundling him…

There Are Consequences For Your Actions; IIP-SARS warns Police

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The Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday told the Police in clear terms the consequences of not obeying orders made by the panel. Dr. Garba Tetengi (SAN) who presided over the panel on behalf of the chairman, Justice Sulieman Galadima (rtd) gave this warning in respect of the alleged extrajudicial killing Obinna Jonah by the police and other case where some police officers are listed as respondents. According to Tetengi (SAN), may be the Police…

IIP-SARS Okays Hearing of some petition via Zoom ….. as petitioner laments police failure to release confiscated properties after three years The

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The Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday permitted the hearing of some petitions before it via zoom to make it convenient for petitioners and police officers to seamlessly testify and give evidence before the panel. The panel noted that the idea of a hybrid hearing is acceptable since there was possibility of hearing some of the petitions via zoom, which has been approved by the Secretariat of the panel. Dr. Garba Tetengi (SAN) a member…

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…