Tag: Police

Cross examine now or get ready for defence,IIP-SARS tell Police

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The Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units, sitting in Abuja, on Monday has charged the police to “either cross-examine petitioner or forego that right and get ready for defence”. Dr Garba Tetengi SAN, who stood in for the Chairman gave this directive , when Counsel to the Police respondents, Malik Taiwo stated that the counsel assigned to the petition on alleged violation of rights to life, human dignity and persanal liberty, was unavoidably absent, and he Taiwo was…

Nigeria police is passionate about welfare of its personnel in retirement – IGP ….. as Police commence 2nd phase of NHIS enrolment for retired officers

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The Nigeria Police Force has commenced the 2nd phase of the nationwide registration and capturing of retired police officers in the ongoing enrolment of retired police officers on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The exercise is scheduled to commence on 15th March, 2021. It is aimed at ensuring that no retired police officer (including his/her spouse), anywhere in the country, irrespective of rank on retirement, is left out from having full access to all NHIS services and benefits covered by the Police Health Maintenance Organization (Police-HMO) Code-073.     The exercise…

IIP-SARS; Police said I killed Kudirat Abiola,planned to kill Sanusi Lamido Sanusi – Petitioner

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A retired army officer, Mohammed Labaran yesterday, March 1st 2021, narrated before the Independent Investigative Panel on SARS and other Units of the Nigerian Force how the police accused him of the murder of Kudirat Abiola and also an attempt by him to kill Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (The deposed Emir of Kano). In the matter which bothered on alleged unlawful arrest and detention; Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, denial of right to property and abuse of office, Labaran told the panel that towards his retirement from the Nigerian Army, he…

Police collected my N230,000, yet detained me for 5 Days – Petitioner tells IIP-SARS

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A complainant at the IIP-SARS, Mr. Mustapha Bukar Sabo on Monday told the panel that a police officers, DSP Ibrahim Agu of the defunct IGP Special Task Force on Terrorism and Heinous Crimes obtained N230,000 from him and still detained him for five (5) days over a suspicion of relating with a members of Boko Haram insurgency group. Sabo who made this allegation before the 11-Member panel chaired by Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd) while giving his testimonies against the police over his alleged unlawful arrest, detention, torture, inhuman and degrading…

IIP-SARS: Petitioner seeks enforcement of 2011 judgement against police

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One Sunday Kehinde, a complainant at 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 Friday told the panel that the Police has refused to obey court judgement handed in his favour since 22nd January, 2011. Speaking on his behalf, the counsel to the complainant, Abdulrazaq Gobir informed the panel that the Federal High Court awarded the sum of N2m as damages in favour of Sunday Kehinde and also ordered the police to return …

IIP-SARS; you are trying to frustrate us, panel member reprimands police

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The Independent Investigative Panel on SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force sitting in Abuja, today warned police counsel to stop frustrating panel’s effort in the ongoing hearings saying that time is of the essence in arriving at justice. John Aikpopko Martins stated this while addressing counsel to respondents (Malik D. Taiwo Esq) over the seemingly lackluster attitude displayed by counsel to the police and other support staff responsible for ensuring that matters before the panel are heard expeditiously. The respondents have repeatedly failed to appear before the…

Police collected N100,000 for bullet used in shooting my Elder brother, another N103,000, yet declined to release corpse – petitioner alleges

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A petitioner before the IIP-SARS, Abraham Nyamkwange on Friday narrated how the police “told” his family to pay the sum of one hundred thousand naira (N100,000) for a bullet used in shooting his elder brother, Simon Aondofa Nyamkwange over alleged robbery incident in April 2020 at Eterna filling station in Wuse 2, Abuja. Testifying before the 11-Member panel chaired by Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd), Simon recalled that on the 24th of April, 2020 his brother’s wife Rosemary Nyamkwange called him on phone early in the morning to inform him that…

FESTUS IDEHEN’S DEATH: Drama as family disrupts testimony at IIP-SARS … as police gives evidence

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The Chairman of the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units has charged petitioners to always conduct themselves in a civil manner anytime they appear before the panel. “Unruly behaviour will not be tolerated” this admonition was given by the Chairman of the panel following an outburst from relations of deceased victim, Festus Idehen, when they raised objections to the testimonies of ASP Kingsley Ojeomokhai who in their view was telling lies against their late brother, while he was…

ABDUCTED ZAMFARA SCHOOL GIRLS : Police commence coordinated search, rescue operations

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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have commenced a coordinated search and rescue operation, involving the deployment of both ground and aerial assets, aimed at locating and rescuing the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State abducted in the early hours of Friday, 25th February, 2021. To ensure the success of the ongoing operation, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adam has ordered the immediate deployment of two (2) operational surveillance helicopters to Zamfara State. This was in addition to the personnel of Operation Puff Adder II earlier…

OPERATION PUFF ADDER II – Police arrest 48 notorious criminal suspects …. Recover 14-AK47 Rifles, 27 other prohibited firearms, 4 POS Machines, others

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Following the flag-off of ‘Operation Puff Adder II’ by the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, on 15th February, 2021, to reinvigorate the ongoing fight against violent crimes in the country and bring the perpetrators to book, operatives of the FIB Intelligence Response Team and Special Tactical Squad of the Force attached to the Operation Puff Adder II have arrested forty-eight (48) criminal suspects, including forty-seven (47) male and one (1) female, for their involvement and indictment in cases of armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms, cybercrime/financial fraud and other heinous crimes…