Tag: #PoliceAccountability
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ONE DAY, N310 MILLION: COURT SLAMS POLICE OVER ILLEGAL DETENTION OF LAWYER
A Delta High Court says unlawful arrest has a price — and the police must pay it. A Delta State High Court sitting in Ozoro has fined the Nigeria Police Force and its officers ₦310 million for the unlawful arrest and one-day detention of a lawyer, Otedjere Jude. In a strongly worded judgment, Justice E.O.…
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LAGOS POLICE LOCKS DOWN EXTORTION COPS: N3.3M COUPLE HEIST EXPOSED, FULL PROBE UNDERWAY
Viral X firestorm delivers. Lagos Command nailed identities Monday of Area H Ogudu officers busted for allegedly extorting $2,000 (N3.3m) from an innocent couple nabbed Dec 18. They coughed back N2.2m only after social roar, then pleading to pocket N1.1m as “already divvied among mates.” Spox SP Abimbola Adebisi tweeted (@AbimbolaShotayo). Culprits yanked to HQ,…
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FCT POLICE COMMISSIONER REDEPLOYS USHAFA DPO AFTER VIRAL SLAPPING INCIDENT
The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, Miller Dantawaye, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Ushafa Divisional Police Officer after a video went viral showing the officer slapping a young man during an arrest. The incident sparked public outrage on social media, prompting swift action from the police leadership. In a statement…
