Tag: Police

How Police unlawfully detained me for 58 days, demanded N5m bail – Complainant tells IIP-SARS

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A complainant, Mr. Emenike Festus Umezurike on Friday narrated his ordeals in the hands of the Nigerian Police saying that he was unlawfully detained for 58 days at the Cameroun Barracks Police station Aba, Abia state where the Police tried to extort N5 million from him. Testifying in the case of alleged unlawful arrest, detention, inhuman and degrading treatment he brought against the Police, Mr. Umezurike, told the panel that while he was trying to market a landed property, the Police arrested and detained him at Umuagwo Police station in…

Petitioner seeks release of corpse siezed by police since 2004

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A Complainant before the Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violation by the Defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force Mr. Charles Ogu has appeared before the panel praying it to compel the police to release the corpse of his Brother-in-law, Chibikem Nkaru killed extrajudicial in a clash between police and members of MOSSOB. Testifying before the panel, Mr. Ogu narrated how it all happened in March 2004 when the victim Chibuikem, a trader was travelling from Onitsha in Anambra state to Okigwe in Imo state. On…

EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING/SEIZURE OF PROPERTIES: Transport Union begs IIP-SARS for N3 billion compensation against police

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A witness, Comrade Godwin Ikolo on Thursday pleaded with the Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force to order N3 billion compensation against the Police in favour of the National Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association (NCTMORA), Delta state chapter, following alleged brutality and seizures of over 150 tricycles and motorcycles belonging to the association. Testifying before the panel, the witness alleged that a task force comprising some Police Officers, Delta state Ministry of Transport and…

IIP-SARS gives Police 6-day Ultimatum over whereabouts of missing John Emeka Alozie ….. Insists on appearance of DCP Legal, 3 other officers

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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 gave the police a six-day ultimatum to explain why they refused to obey its order directing them to produce the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) legal in the Force Headquarters before the panel over the case of alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of John Emeka Alozie. The Police were also requested to produce Inspectors Obiazo, Sunday Okpe and Uzo Emeana of defunct SARS Awkuzu, Anambra state and police…

Police refutes media reports,say Helicopter not crashed , no occupants sustained injury

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The Nigeria Police Force has said Police helicopter did not crash as being reported in some sections of the media and none of the occupants sustained any injury whatsoever. All six (6) on board including the pilot and co-pilot are in good condition. The Nigeria Police Helicopter, Bell 429 5NMDA, flying from Abuja to Bauchi on Tuesday, January 26, 2022, was involved in a controlled safe landing at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi. Similarly, the aircraft, which was flown by one of the best Police Pilots, was…

Police arrest 11 notorious kidnappers, recover Seven AK47 rifles, 121 live ammunition, others in Taraba community

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The Operatives of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team, working with the Taraba State Police Command, have arrested a total of eleven (11) notorious kidnapping suspects in Taraba State for their complicity and various criminal roles in the recent trend of kidnapping incidents in Taraba State including the kidnapping of a serving personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service, kidnapping of a relative of the Emir of Jalingo and the killing of a Police Sergeant in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. The Police team equally recovered seven (7) AK47 rifles, two…

IIP-SARS expresses concern over Police failure to obey orders ….. Asks DCP Legal to appear with John Emeka Alozie’s Case File

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The Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) legal, in the Force Headquarters to appear before the panel with the case file of Mr. John Emeka Alozie. The Chairman of the 11- Member panel, Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd) who made this order when the panel became apparently frustrated having made five (5) previous orders in respect of getting the necessary police respondents and documents that will assist the panel…

​Police arrest greedy husband for masterminding abduction , gruesome murder of his wife

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The Operatives of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested four (4) suspects in connection with the abduction and gruesome killing of the late Mrs Nneka Nwanyi-Sunday Emeh Kalu who was earlier reported missing and later found dead in a cassava farm on 29th August, 2021 in Ngugworo Community in Nguzu Edda in Afikpo South, Ebonyi State.   The suspects arrested are; Irem Ifeanyi Mbah, Igwe Anya Chima, Okorie Okam and Emeh Kalu – the husband of the deceased and the principal suspect. The suspects are within the…

Police makes U-turn, admits suspected kidnapper,Eric was arrested but later died

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The Nigerian Police on Tuesday has finally admitted to the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units in Abuja, that Eric Ezeala, was arrested by the officers of the Intelligence Response Team in 2017. According to the police,Eric Ezeala fell sick twice in the course of investigating allegation of kidnapping against him and was hospitalised. He later died at the Ikeja General Hospital while receiving treatment for the second time. ASP Izuka Eguzoikbe, a principal member of the IRT,…

PROPERTY SEIZURE: IIP-SARS seeks Police cooperation to serve justice

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Chairman of the Independent Investigative Panel on SARS, Justice Suleiman Galadima rtd, on Thursday asked ACP Magawate Mode to assist the panel with vital information that will enhance it’s ability to serve justice appropriately. ,Justice Galadima rtd specifically requested that the ACP furnish the panel with a sequential list of DPO’s who had served in Maitama, Abuja from 2013 – 2020. In a case of alleged intimidation, Disobedience of court order and confiscation of properties, counsel to the pertitioner had failed to provide the name of the DPO linked to…