Tag: 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…

Police arrest 32 suspects over attack on Kaduna-Abuja Highway, killings in Niger Mosque, Car theft,Others

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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Special Tactical Squad have arrested a total of thirty-two (32) notorious suspects for their complicity in the crimes of kidnapping, armed robbery, arms smuggling, illegal possession of weapons, trading in illicit drugs, trans-border car theft, rape, amongst others. The Police team equally recovered Nineteen (19) AK47 rifles, one (1) GPMG, three (3) revolver rifles, two (2) G-3 rifles, one (1) SMG, one (1) berretta pistol, four hundred and fifty-three (453) rounds of live ammunition of different calibre, twelve (12) magazines and seventeen (17) stolen…

IIP-SARS: Allegations against Police weighty, We can’t move on, Justice Galadima tells Police

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The chairman of the Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights violation by the Defunct SARS and other Units of the police force, Justice Sulieman Galadima (rtd) has said that the panel will not move on from the alleged extra judicial killing of one Yau Mai Atampa. Justice Galadima said this during the hearing on the matter when police counsel again failed to produce respondent in the petion The Panel at the last adjourned date charged the police to ensure that respondents in the matter are present for the hearingat this…

Police reaffirm power to Investigate, arrest , prosecute criminal Breach of Trust

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The Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday told the IIP-SARS that they have the power to investigate, arrest and prosecute any person allegedly involved in criminal breach of trust and cheating stated that they are empowered to do so by the Police Act. The police was responding to Engr. Nicholas Ogbedo Azuka’s petition over alleged abuse of office and arbitrary arrest in a case of criminal breach of trust reported against him by Mr. Uzoma Nwachukwu and Mrs. Victoria Nwachukwu (couple), who had informed the panel that Engr. Azuka defrauded them…

My arrest By the Police was Malicious; Army Officer tells panel

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A retired army officer, Mohammed Labaran, today November 23rd, 2021 disclosed before a fact finding Panel that his arrest by personell of the Nigerian Police was Malicious. Making this known before the Independent Investigative Panel on the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force on alleged human rights violations sitting in Abuja, Labaran refutted the assertion by the Police that his arrest was made in good faith. In the matter which bothered on alleged unlawful arrest and detention; Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, denial of right to…