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Every day, new information surfaces about how law enforcement responded to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Critics have pointed out failures at nearly every step of that response: the school’s resource officer drove by the shooter as he crouched between cars; police waited more than…
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The police in Sokoto have categorized one of the prime suspects in the murder of Deborah Samuel as a foreign intruder from the neighbouring Niger Republic. Officials said the suspect could not be found in the metropolis despite being captured on camera proclaiming his role in the lynching and burning of the 200-level student of…
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Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has assured the public that the security agency was making progress in the probe of Osinachi Nwachukwu’s death. The demise of the famous gospel musician caused public outcry with citizens and organizations demanding a thorough investigation. At a meeting with Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen at his office in…
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The Police Command in Lagos State said on Monday that it had begun investigation into the immoral act case involving two students of Chrisland School, Lagos. Spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundey said in a statement that the Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Abiodun Alabi ordered the investigation. Hundey quoted the police…
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David Frodsham was a top civilian commander at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan when he “jokingly” asked an IT technician for access to YouPorn, the video-sharing pornographic website. During his time in the war zone, Frodsham told one woman that he hired her because he “wanted to be surrounded by pretty women,” and routinely…
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An off-duty police officer in Washington was shot and killed while at his home as sheriff’s deputy pursued an armed suspect early Sunday morning. Vancouver, Wash., Mayor Anne McEnery-Ogle in a statement Sunday identified the officer as Donald Sahota, saying he had been with the Vancouver Police Department since 2014. “The sudden death of Officer Sahota is…
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The Police Service Commission has said it will determine the fate of the Commander of the IGP Intelligence Response and Monitoring Team, Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police, indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for alleged involvement in a $1.1m Internet fraud. The commission also noted that Kyari might face dismissal or demotion,…
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Chidinma Ojukwu is beautiful, enchanting and voluptuous. No wonder predominant comments – especially from men-folk – on this 21-year old self-confessed killer of Lagos-based 50-year old Usifo Ataga, CEO of Super TV, are wrapped in the poser: was she a lethal, destructive woman the French call the femme fatale, or victim of a delinquent higher institution girls’…
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A passenger was taken to the hospital Friday night after jumping out of a moving plane at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. United Express flight 5365, operated by SkyWest, was pulling away from a gate shortly after 7 p.m. when the man unsuccessfully tried to breach the cockpit, then managed to open the service…
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With last year’s EndSARS riots and face-off with the police have come avalanche of attacks on the police and police facilities in parts of the country. This seemed to have exposed the weakness of the force, causing criminals, cultists and civilians alike to dare and sometimes take on the force. We take a look at…
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As the security situation in Nigeria worsens with increasing cases of kidnappings, wanton destruction of properties, and bloodshed, the security agencies have urged every citizen and foreign national to be vigilant as they go about their lawful activities. Here are some safety measures you shouldn’t ignore in Nigeria: Be observant, watchful and always ensure that…
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Someone said to me We kill the police! They’re not part of us! They’re damn too corrupt But him no holy pass Yeah, we remember #Endsars The bullet rain and teargas We won’t forget the past! Wey de governors who promised honour and dignity? Wey our president who swore to restore our lost pride? Imams…
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Several hundred girls are missing after a raid by suspected armed bandits on a school hostel in Zamfara, northwest Nigeria, police said Friday, in what would be the latest mass kidnapping in the troubled region. “The Zamfara State Police Command in collaboration with the military have commenced a joint search and rescue operation with a…
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Police in Belarus on Sunday arrested more than 160 participants in demonstrations calling for the ex-Soviet nation’s authoritarian president to resign. Protests have rocked the ex-Soviet nation for the sixth straight month following the Aug. 9 presidential vote, which was widely seen as rigged to give President Alexander Lukashenko a sixth term in office. The…
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Award-winning singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy is promoting a new petition in the United Kingdom. His intention is to get the UK government to impose sanction on the federal government of Nigeria and public officials for human rights abuses during the #EndSARS movement. The petition to the UK government and parliament…
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has announced the dissolution of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). He made the announcement around 1.30 pm at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The IGP said the police unit is dissolved across all formations, the 36 state commands, and the Federal Capital Territory. He said officers and…
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