The Warri Police Area Commander, ACP Graham Imade, has stressed the need for sustained collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force and the media, describing journalists as indispensable partners in promoting peace, security and public awareness. Imade made the call on Monday when the executive and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Warri Correspondents’ Chapel, […]
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The average citizen and resident of Nigeria have had at least one run-in with our Police Force and view them with a certain degree of wariness and distrust. The Nigeria Police Force has a wide range of powers conferred by laws, such as The Police Act, which have been abused by certain officers of the […]
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This is the basic truth that even some Nigerian lawyers do not understand. The police can only detain a person for the purpose of arraigning him in court. The police station is not a destination. It is just a short way to the courts. Many times, I hear to my utter shock people say that […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Police in Lagos are set to prosecute those who spray the Naira at parties among other abuses. “It’s a punishable offence for any person to hawk, sell or otherwise trade in the Naira notes, coins or any other note issued by the Central Bank. It is also […]
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To decongest police cells in the country, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase, has banned Police Commands from detaining suspects before their trial in court. The police boss further said that it was illegal for his men to detain a suspect without promptly arraigning him or her in court. Addressing officers and men […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, said on Thursday that declining budgetary allocations lately had boxed the Nigeria Police into a corner where its annual recurrent budget could barely buy stationery for formations across the federation. “The money that is released to the police cannot even buy stationery for all the police formations in […]
Continue ReadingMost times, we remember we don’t have the emergency numbers of the police in our state in times of distress and in most cases, the end results are not so good, therefore it is imperative that have these numbers as it can be of help to us in one way or another. Below are the […]
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