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Public anger continues to build in Delta State following the fatal shooting of 28-year-old musician Oghenemine Ogidi, as his mother calls for capital punishment against the police officers involved in the incident. Ogidi, popularly known as Mene or OG Millan, was shot on April 26, 2026, in Effurun by Assistant Superintendent of Police Nuhu…
Nigeria’s police leadership has moved to enforce internal accountability after approving the dismissal and prosecution of officers linked to the fatal shooting of a civilian in Delta State, a case that has drawn renewed scrutiny to rules governing the use of force. The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, authorised the disciplinary action following the conclusion…
The 2020 #EndSARS protests, which began as a decentralized call for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), encountered its most significant hurdle not in a communication gap, but in the rapid proliferation of disinformation. Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, provided this retrospective analysis during a forum at the…
Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu has authorised the immediate restructuring of the Police Monitoring Unit. This initiative serves to tighten internal discipline and sharpen operational effectiveness across all police commands and formations. The move aligns with the broader reform agenda of the force, placing a renewed emphasis on intelligence-led inspections and real-time oversight. Professionalism and…
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued the final 13 passengers kidnapped from a Benue Links bus near Otukpo on April 15. These individuals join five others previously recovered, bringing the total number of survivors to 18. Eight of the rescued victims were students travelling to sit for their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The operation took…
Gunmen abducted 15 passengers on the Calabar-Oron waterways last Friday. The victims were travelling by ferry from Cross River to Akwa Ibom when the attackers struck. Police confirmed the incident following a report from a naval officer. Security forces now scramble to track the kidnappers. The trail remains cold for now. The Cross River police…
On Saturday night, a large swarm of bandits moved toward Ruwan Dorowa District with the intent to strike during Isha’i prayers. They approached from the Maru axis, hoping to find the town’s men distracted and unarmed in the mosque. Instead, they met a combined wall of police and military personnel who were already lying in…
The Nigeria Police Force has addressed concerns surrounding the alleged payment of N100 million into the personal bank account of Victor Egbetokun, the son of outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, calling it a banking error that has since been rectified. The clarification came after an online report surfaced, alleging that the N100 million…
The Federal Government has escalated security operations in Nigeria’s North Central region following a brutal terrorist attack in Kwara State that claimed the lives of at least 75 villagers. In a bid to restore order and protect vulnerable communities, the government has initiated Operation Savannah Shield, a large-scale offensive aimed at quelling insurgent activity…
The spate of insecurity in Nigeria is rising in exponential dimension as citizens now sleep with one eye closed, not knowing the next community or institution that the hoodlums may attack. Anarchy recently broke out in Owerri, Imo State, a relatively peaceful town as thousands of prison inmates from Owerri Correctional Service (NCS) located along…
