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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed cybercrime charges filed against publisher and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore by the Nigeria Police Force, citing the prosecution’s failure to diligently pursue the case since the activist’s arraignment in January 2025. Justice Musa Liman struck out the charges on Tuesday after Sowore’s legal team,…
The Nigeria Police Force has entered a period of systemic renewal following the swearing-in of Olatunji Disu as the 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Disu’s ascent has triggered the voluntary retirement of Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) Frank Mba and several other members of the force management team. The departing officers, who had already cleared their…
The National Police Council has unanimously endorsed the appointment of Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police, bringing formal closure to a succession process that began with the abrupt resignation of former IGP Kayode Egbetokun last week. The endorsement came on Monday following a meeting at the State House in Abuja, which lasted…
Tunji Disu was officially sworn in as the acting Inspector-General of Police on Wednesday, following a decoration ceremony by President Bola Tinubu earlier in the day. The handover took place at the State House, Abuja, where Disu, a career police officer, received his new rank amidst a growing wave of changes within the Nigeria Police…
The Nigerian presidency has a penchant for polite fiction. On Tuesday, the official word was that Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, had resigned to attend to “family issues.” The reality is more clinical. Mr. Egbetokun was summoned to the Villa on Monday evening and told his time was up. In the language of Abuja’s…
A Nigerian family is currently demanding an immediate investigation into the tragic death of their young son. The deceased, 24-year-old Patrick Peresousdei, reportedly sustained fatal injuries while remaining in the custody of the Nigeria Police Force. Relatives claim that officers subjected the victim to severe physical torture during a standard interrogation process. This incident has…
