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Police Job Not Slavery, Officers Can Consume Alcohol – Police Spokesperson
Mr. Hundeyin, the Police Image Maker added of the policeman seen drinking, "They have not misbehaved, they have not assaulted, they have not extorted (money from) anybody, they are simply drinking." Anyone can drink. Being a police officer is not slave labor. They were just drinking and intoxicated, which is what made it unprofessional; they were wearing uniforms. However, if...
2023 General Elections: Police Begin Training Of Personnel For Election Duties
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has started training its officers on how to handle electoral offenses before, during, and after the general elections in Nigeria in 2023. IGP Usman Baba, the inspector general of police, said during the flag-off ceremony of the training over the weekend in Abuja that the training was required by the Nigeria Police Force in order to...
Fears As Military Plans Release Of Another Set Of Repentant Terrorists
There are concerns that the plan by the military to release another set of repentant terrorists into society could subvert the progress made so far in the war against insurgency. No fewer than 613 rehabilitated terrorists undergoing de-radicalisation are scheduled to be handed over by the military authorities to their respective state governors. This has, however, heightened fears that the repentant...
Not 31, But 20 Persons Abducted From Edo Train Attack — State Government
Edo State government, yesterday, said 20 people were kidnapped contrary to earlier reports of 31 people being kidnapped, in the Ekehen, Igueben Local Government area railway station attack, last Saturday. It was also revealed that seven of those kidnapped have been rescued. Briefing newsmen on updates from the Igueben incident, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, told journalists in...
How Lagos DPO Slumped, Died In Office After Complaining Of Headache
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Seme Police Division in Lagos State, SP Mojeed Salami, slumped and died in his office on Tuesday. Though the actual cause of death was not known, a police source who spoke to our correspondent Friday said the DPO had earlier complained of a minor headache and had gone to a hospital. He said the DPO...
Buhari Arrives National Arcade, Lays Wreath For Armed Forces Remembrance Day
In Abuja on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. He leaves office on May 29, 2023. The event serves as the culmination of events that got underway on November 16, 2022, when Buhari unveiled the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem and Appeal Fund at the presidential villa in Abuja. At the time, he had...
Arm Forces Remembrance Day: Nigeria Can’t Witness Coup Again — CDS
The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, yesterday dismissed the thought of any possibility of the military taking over power in Nigeria, saying democracy has come to stay in the country. He also assured that the Armed Forces would work solidly behind the Nigerian Police Force, which is the lead security agency to ensure safe, free and fair general...
Seven NSCDC Officials Killed At Kaduna Mining Sight Laid To Rest Amidst Tears
The remains of seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) ambushed and killed by bandits have been laid to rest in Kaduna State. This is contained in a statement by NSCDC Director Public Relations, Mr Olusola Odumosu, on Sunday in Abuja. Odumosu recalled that the operatives were slain in Birnin Gwari community on Jan. 9, while on...
Igbo Youths Demand Military Checkpoints Removal In Southeast
The dismantling of all security checkpoints in the area has been demanded by the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders or COSEYL. The coalition's President General, Goodluck Ibem, said in a statement on Tuesday that the appeal came after reports of the Nigerian military allegedly treating drivers inhumanely at checkpoints in the South East. The coalition claims that the military checkpoints...
Police Affairs Minister Says IGP’s Tenure Extended, Will Not Retire At 60
Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, has said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, will not be retiring midway into the general elections as earlier expected. He made the clarification while fielding questions from State House reporters after the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the year. Dingyadi, who said Baba already had an appointment letter extending his...
