A coalition of 30 civil society organisations and media houses has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Ditsu, demanding a thorough investigation into the brutal assault of Pinnacle Daily Editor, Mr Sunday Michael Ogwu, by police officers in the Federal Capital Territory. The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF), condemned the attack …
The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has condemned the alleged assault, harassment and destruction of the mobile phone of the Editor of Pinnacle Daily, Sunday Michael Ogwu, by police operatives during a demolition exercise in Lugbe, Abuja. The coalition said that Ogwu was flogged with an electric cable after he attempted to …
The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) is demanding immediate sanctions and a transparent investigation following a brutal attack on Mr Sunday Michael Ogwu, the Editor of Pinnacle Daily, a Nigerian online Newspaper, by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in the Lugbe area …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recovered two FN FAL assault rifles and live ammunition during a raid on a suspected bandit hideout in Dajin Madam Forest, in what authorities describe as another major breakthrough in the campaign against kidnapping and organised crime. The recovery followed intelligence obtained from one of four suspects …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has uncovered a disturbing case of alleged unlawful detention and inhumane treatment, rescuing a 36-year-old woman, Grace Aniekuoku, who was reportedly chained and locked inside a room for more than one year and four months. The operation, carried out by officers of the Katampe Division, followed a distress …
Retired officers of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday staged a protest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, blocking one of its gates to press home their demand for withdrawal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The demonstrators, alongside their family members and operating under the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria (PROF), described the …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued two suspected “one chance” robbery suspects from being lynched by an irate mob in Abuja, strongly condemning acts of jungle justice and urging residents to report suspected crimes to the authorities. The incident occurred on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at about 11:00 a.m., after the Utako …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arraigned eleven suspects over the killing of Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, a journalist with ARISE News, and Barnabas Danlami, a security guard, during a robbery in Abuja. The suspects appeared in the FCT court on Wednesday, 21 January 2026. The incident occurred on 29 September 2025 at Unique …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a notorious “one-chance” armed robbery syndicate in connection with the brutal murder of a legal practitioner, Barrister Princess Chigbo Nwamaka Mediatrix, in Abuja. The arrest marks a significant breakthrough in the Command’s ongoing crackdown on violent crime and follows a directive by …
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, on Friday received a delegation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the Command Headquarters, Abuja. The visit was part of an advocacy initiative by the Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), the NBA Women Forum, and Unity Bar, …
