The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered an investigation over claims of torture by a Lagos-based journalist last Friday, which was published by Punch on Monday. Aproko247 reproduced the said report on Monday and from what we learnt, authorities of the Nigeria Police have contacted the journalist to apologise for the treatment meted…
Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police has vowed to invite Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, better known as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, over the shooting of a female student of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago Iwoye in the wee hours of Sunday, October 11, 2015. The musician was in Ago Iwoye…
Some residents of Egbeda and its environs have cried to authorities to come to their aids over the constant harassment they suffer in the hands of men of the Nigeria Police, who don’t respect their fundamental human rights. These residents, in a recent report published by Punch, urged the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase,…
The Kingdom Coordinators and Chapters Leaders Forum of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, have condemned in strong terms the increasing rate of Police extortion on the Eleme-Bori axis of the East-West road. This was contained in a press statement signed by Chairman, MOSOP Kingdom Coordinators Forum, Frank Jonah. It was…
Over the period, the police authorities have stressed that the payment for bail at police stations is illegal. Again, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has stated that it is improper for police officers to request for money from suspects for bail. Arase warned that he will no longer accept such from his…
There was the disruption of peace in Lekki area of Lagos State on Friday morning when some commercial motorcyclists, hoodlums and policemen tested their strengths. The clash, Aproko247 gathered, was as a result of the ban of motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, within the Lekki Phase 1 estate. Eyewitnesses claimed some suspected thugs from the…
Stephanie Okereke A relative of popular Nigerian actress, Stephanie Okereke, Daniel Okereke, has been arrested by Lagos Police Command for allegedly molesting an undergraduate sexually at his house in Mende, Maryland, Lagos. Daniel, 35, a businessman, is also a cousin of former Director–General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, Ndi Okereke-Onyuike. He was said to…
Following reports that the Inspector General Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered his arrest, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has disclosed that he will be willing to present himself to the security agency. In a statement issued on Friday by his media aide, Imam Imam, the Speaker noted that as “a law abiding…
police# The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the arrest of Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, Aproko247 has learnt. This followed the unrest that erupted at the National Assembly complex on Thursday morning, when the police prevented some lawmakers from gaining access into the parliament. Due to the blockade, some…
Following the blockage of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday by some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has warned political leaders to ensure they do not cause the disruption of government activities in any part of the country. Abba, in a statement issued on Wednesday…