Tag: Police

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…

IIP-SARS asks Police to produce evidence from National Assembly Public Petition .

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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 on Monday noted that contrary to its orders, the Police has failed to produce the certified true copies of proceedings from the National Assembly Public petition in the case of alleged extra judicial killing of one Mr. Kennedy Yusuf. Justice Suleiman Galadima rtd, while receiving other documents tendered by the police from the Public Petition, insisted that the police must tender the certified true…

Police arrest 14 suspects over invasion of Justice Mary Odili residence ….. IGP assures diligent prosecution of indicted persons

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The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a total of fourteen (14) suspects including the principal suspect ,,a fake Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) – for complicity in the failed criminal trespass on the Abuja residence of Justice Mary Odili on Friday, 29th October, 2021. The suspects were arrested following investigations conducted by detectives from the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) which clearly revealed the criminal involvement and individual roles the suspects played in the invasion of the residence of the revered Supreme Court Judge. Recall that the Inspector General of Police, IGP…

Ogaga died because he wanted to be President amongst the Inmates – Police tells IIP- SARS

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The IIP- SARS listened to the testimony of Insp Ekeinde P. Edwin of how Ogaga Ohore and members of his gang robbed one Sunday Adache of his Tecno phone and other valuables. Ogaga later died in the Abuja University Teaching hospital Gwagwalada, in the custody of police, following a fight he had with other inmates in his cell because he wanted to be the president of the cell where he was detained . Insp Ekeinde recounted before Dr Garba Tetengi SAN, who stood in for the Chairman, Justice Suleiman Galadima…

IIP-SARS adjourns Ojinnaka’s gunshot petition, 3 others to 25 Nov …. As panel directs police to ready for defense

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The IIP-SARS has adjourned to 25th November, 2021, the case of alleged torture, cruel, inhuman degrading treatment brought before the panel by Prince Chigaemezu S. Ojinnaka against the Police. At the resumed hearing of this case, the police failed to produce Officer Dan Iroakazi of State CID Imo state Police Division, who happened to be the Investigating Police Officer of the case. In the petition, Ojinnaka, the complainant had testified before the panel that members of Operation Search and Flush shot him in Owerri, Imo state on 14th of April,…

You Have A Duty to assist the Panel, IIP-SARS tells Police .

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The Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other Units of the Nigerian Police force has tasked the lead counsel to the police Mr. James Idachaba to align himself with the panel so as to arrive at the justice of all the petitions before the panel. Garba Tetengi SAN who stood in for the chairman of the panel, Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd) made this call in a case of alleged extortion, torture, cruel inhuman and degrading treatment brought before the panel by one John Alake.…

ALLEGED ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE: Police request Written Order to Produce Retired Police Officer

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Lead counsel to the Police Mr. James Idachaba at the ongoing investigative panel on human rights violations by the defunct SARS currently sitting in Abuja, today Thursday 23 requested for a written order from the 11- man panel to assist them to produce a retired police officer Mr. James Nwafor over his involvement in the case of alleged enforced disappearance brought before the panel. The matter which was adjourned for the continuation of hearing and defence when it came up on March 2nd, 2021, has suffered a setback as both…