Nigeria police
5 May 2023
Lagos State Police Command has revealed that it has opened an investigation on its officers who were seen assaulting a man in a viral video. Nigeria Police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had urged Lagos police to take action against the officers. Adejobi had revealed that the Lagos State police officers filmed assaulting a man who allegedly…
4 May 2023
Nigeria police have condemned and called for an investigation into the alleged assault of an unidentified man by some of its officers in a viral video in Lagos State. The viral video shared on social media on Wednesday showed some policemen beating a man who refused to hand over his phone to them. https://twitter.com/cashy0206/status/1653857569348222982?s=20 Police…
28 Apr 2023
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has lauded Nigerian woman police fighter, Juliet Ukah, for emerging as the latest African EFC Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) champion. Ukah continued her winning streak in the UFC by dominating South Africa’s Crystal Van Wyk in the strawweight clash as she won the Extreme Fighting Championship…
27 Apr 2023
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, on Thursday, ordered the immediate deployment of Commissioners of police to various commands across the nation. Baba earlier approved the posting of the Commissioners to various State Commands by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The IGP after his order tasked the Senior Police Officers to proceed…