A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has petitioned the Police Service Commission (PSC) to investigate the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Jimoh Moshood, over allegations of abduction, torture and unlawful detention of activist Hassan Taiwo Soweto during a protest in January. The petition, dated March 9, 2026, was signed by 15 organisations, including …
All is set for the swearing-in of Olatunji Disu as Nigeria’s 23rd Inspector-General of Police following his unanimous endorsement by the Nigeria Police Council (NPC). Disu will be sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu before the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), according to the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo …
Fresh turmoil erupted on Tuesday at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja after police officers fired tear gas at protesters. The demonstrators had gathered to oppose the Senate’s approval of both electronic transmission and manual collation of election results. Tension rose at the main entrance when some protesters tried to move closer to the gate. …
Officers of the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, January 26, fired teargas canisters and also opened fire on people who staged a protest at the State House of Assembly over the ongoing eviction and demolition of buildings in waterfront communities. The protesters who gathered at the Lagos State House of Assembly complex were residents …
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of veteran photojournalist Malam Umar Usman. DSP Mansir Hassan, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed the abduction on Tuesday in Kaduna, noting that investigations have begun to secure the journalist’s safe release. “We are trying our best to rescue him unhurt,” he said. READ ALSO: Tinted Glass Permit …
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested ten suspects in a coordinated intelligence crackdown on gunrunning, drug trafficking and kidnapping across eight states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The operations covered Plateau, Adamawa, Kaduna, Zamfara, Lagos, Ondo, Kogi and the FCT. Police recovered 19 firearms, including seven AK-47 rifles, three pump-action guns, two single-barrel …
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has confirmed the release of 38 worshippers abducted during last week’s attack on the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in Ekiti Local Government Area. The victims were freed on Sunday after several days of coordinated operations involving security agencies and federal authorities. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, …
Police have arrested Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, during a protest in Abuja on Monday. Ejimakor confirmed the arrest in a post on his X handle, stating that he and several others were picked up by officers of the Federal Capital Territory Command Criminal …
The Nigeria Police Force has stopped enforcing vehicle tinted glass permits across the country after a Federal High Court ordered an immediate suspension of the exercise. Last week, the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, issued the directive in a case filed by human rights lawyer John Aikpokpo-Martins against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law the bill establishing the Nigeria Police Training Institutes, marking a significant step toward professionalising the nation’s law enforcement system. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the development during Tuesday’s plenary session, confirming that the President had formally granted his constitutional assent to the bill. “The Nigerian Police Force …
