When Ademola Adigun* was recruited into the Nigeria Police Force in 2016, he swore to put his best in the service and help the country fight all forms of crime. Soon though he was posted to be security for a “VIP” – a common term used to describe influential personalities like politicians, traditional rulers, senior […]
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In 2021, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) created an emergency application named NPF Rescue Me. According to the Police, the application was created to connect the Force to the general public to foster rapid response to crimes and emergency situations. With interesting features such as the emergency alert, the Report Crime, the Navigation, the Contacts […]
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An official of the Nigeria Police Force has accused citizens of instigating police personnel to go on strike despite various security challenges in the country. HumAngle earlier reported that officers are complaining about inadequate pay, poor gratuities, outdated arms, and the failure to compensate the dependants of colleagues killed in the line of duty. Other […]
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There has been a cheery news that Usman Alkali Baba, Nigerian Inspector General of Police has ordered the immediate commencement of financial computation and adjustments of Police emoluments in line with the new salary structure. This did not come intentionally though, it took a threat by the ranks and files of the Nigeria Police to […]
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Hezekiah Olujobi, born on Aug. 8, 1963, suffered unlawful detention at Agodi prison in Ibadan, Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria between Jan. 1987 and March 1993, on allegations of armed robbery which he insists he knew nothing about. While in the correctional centre, he met many inmates who were either awaiting trial or serving jail term […]
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The inability of Nigeria Police to account for more than 80,000 military-grade assault rifles, spotlights the country’s security challenges and lax accountability system for state-owned firearms. An audit by the Auditor-General’s office found that thousands of firearms, including AK pattern rifles, belonging to the Police were missing. The report stated that “The total number of […]
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Nigerians have not experienced a respite from arbitrary arrests, detention, and harassment in the hands of the country’s police officers despite repeated promises by the government to carry out reforms in the police. This is more so almost one year after Nigerian youths staged the #ENDSARS protest that forced the government to disband the rogue […]
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If anything has changed in the last one year about the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force, it is probably the change of name to Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT). Nigeria paid a heavy price for the excesses of the Nigeria Police in Oct. 2020 but extrajudicial killings and other forms […]
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Forty eight suspects were Tuesday, Oct. 12, paraded by the police in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for various crimes including kidnapping, armed robbery, and burglary. Frank Mba, the Force spokesperson while parading the suspects at the Intelligence Response Team office said 28 varieties of weapons and electronic gadgets including 10 laptops and phones were […]
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In Oct. 2020, Nigerian youths took to the streets to protest against brutality reportedly carried out by Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigeria Police Force set up in 1992 to combat armed robbery in the country, but who have been said to have morphed into the harassment of citizens, carrying out extrajudicial […]
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Police in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria have ordered an investigation into an attack by an armed gang that led to the death of two members of a vigilante group in Enugu-Ezike community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state. Daniel Ndukwe, Police spokesperson in the state disclosed this in a statement made available […]
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Chigozie Nebo, 14, would have written the last Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for candidates in their final year of Junior Secondary School but for his wrongful arrest by Nigerian police officers on Monday, May 31. It was a day set aside by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as sit-at-home. Chigozie, a […]
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