Tag: police brutality
1,000 ways to die
By Wale Bakare
Living in Nigeria is a
hazard that comes with risks most other people in the world never have to
contend with as part of...
Big Brother Naija’s BamBam accuses police of harassing brother
Big Brother Naija ex-housemate, BamBam, has slammed policemen for allegedly harassing her brother along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The 30-year-old entrepreneur also disclosed that her...
Suspected killer of Kolade Johnson to be arraigned in high court
Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has
recommended that a dismissed police inspector accused of killing a football
enthusiast, Kolade Johnson, be prosecuted in a...
Police officer shoots man dead in Umuahia
A police officer attached to the Special Protection Unit (SPU), Abia State Command, has allegedly killed a man, Christian Onuoha, in Afara community, Okwulaga...
Police harass journalists at Seyi Makinde’s inauguration
Policemen on Wednesday maltreated journalists who were
covering the inauguration of Seyi Makinde as the 28th Governor of Oyo State.
Armed police officers, who claimed to...
Policeman allegedly stabs man to death in Rivers
The alleged stabbing of a 20-year-old man, Nyebuchi
Ihunwo, to death by a policeman in Atali community under Obio/Akpor local
government area of Rivers State has...
Wanted police inspector dismissed for killing woman in Ajegunle
A police inspector, Dania Ojo, accused of fatally shooting a young woman identified as Adaobi Ifeanyi in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State has...
Five policemen arrested, inspector declared wanted over killing of woman in...
Five policemen have been arrested and detained for allegedly
killing a 20-year-old woman, Ada Ifeanyi, in the Ajegunle area of Lagos on
Saturday.
Spokesman of the Lagos...
Police investigate alleged assault of filmmaker, Lanre Adediwura
The police have begun investigation into alleged
brutalisation of actor and movie director, Lanre Adediwura, by officers
attached to the Lagos command.
This was disclosed to Qed.ng...
Filmmaker, Lanre Adediwura, reportedly brutalised by police, taken to Kirikiri
Actor and movie director, Lanre Adediwura, has accused the
police of masterminding his remand at the Kirikiri prison after brutalising
him.
In a series of posts to...