The Nigeria Police Force said it is investigating a shooting involving police aides assigned to Barrister Wale Fapohunda in the Surulere area of Lagos State. According to a police report, on August 8, 2024, at approximately 10:22 pm, information was received from the control room that a police officer from SPU Base 10 Sokoto, who…
The Nigeria Police Force has reacted to the outrage of many Nigerians over the display of ‘ransom money’ by some bandits on social media. In the past week, Nigerians have been infuriated with the blatant display of cash by some bandits who took to social media to pose with some of the money obviously proceeds…
The Nigerian Police Force has denied raiding the national secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. In a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA on Friday, the police disclosed that reports of the alleged invasion are false. The statement read; “The Nigeria Police Force has noted a publication alleging that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described the raid on its office as a new low in operation of security operatives. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported how the Police raided headquarters of the Congress (NLC) over allegations that members of the organised labour sponsored the #EndBadGovernance protest. Some labour leaders who spoke to Daily Trust on…
The Rivers Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three protesters for stealing Point of Sale machines and windshield wipers of vehicles. Commissioner for Police, Olatunji Disu, said on Wednesday in Port Harcourt that he carried an on-the-spot assessment of the protest in various parts of the state and expressed dismay that miscreants had hijacked…
The Nigeria Police Force has released a journalist, Ayoola Babalola, who was arrested during the nationwide #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protests in Abuja. The 25-year-old journalist was arrested on Saturday and detained at Wuye Police Station under the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. PUNCH Online reports that Babalola was released around 3 pm on Sunday after his arrest…
The FCT Police Command on Saturday debunked reports alleging that its operatives killed a teenager during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in Abuja. Reports alleged that police operatives killed a yet-to-be identified teenager in Kubwa while protesting on August 3rd. But the Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, issued a statement, saying its operatives are not responsible for…
The organized labour has frowned at the brutal killings of innocent protesters by the security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police. Consequently, organized labour has called the appropriate authorities to fish out the trigger-happy officers for them to face the music just as it commended the officers who carried out their job professionally. A statement issued…