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Police brutality

December 1, 2022

Police warn governors against frustrating opposition parties’ campaign

The police have cautioned governors against stopping opposition political parties from holding their electioneering campaigns in their state.

Inspector General of Police Usman Baba Alkali
October 20, 2022

#EndSARS Memorial: Falz, Macaroni lead coffin, flower-bearing protesters amid police clampdown

The protesters marched few meters aways from the Lekki Tollgate on Thursday, while carrying coffins, flowers and waving Nigeria’s flag.

October 20, 2022

Police tear-gas #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate

Police have fired tear gas to disperse #EndSARS protesters demonstrating at the Lekki Tollgate to mark the second anniversary of the nationwide movement.

September 26, 2022

Hundreds of Tunisians protest police brutality, food shortages, poverty

Food shortages are worsening in Tunisia, with empty shelves in supermarkets and bakeries.

Tunisians protest
September 22, 2022

Rights Violation: Lawyer advises Nigerians to seek redress in court

The legal practitioner advised aggrieved persons not to resort to self-help as the courts now accord top priority to such cases.

Police Brutality
September 18, 2022

Nigerians have no rights to retaliate if assaulted by policemen: Spokesman

“If police assault a civilian, you report and actions will be taken to rebuke him, not to take the law into your hands.”

Olumuyiwa Adejobi
September 14, 2022

Abuja #EndSARS panel awards N289 million to 74 victims of police brutality

The human rights commission board congratulated the petitioners for their faith in the human rights mechanism in Nigeria.

September 4, 2022

28 land grabbers arrested in six months in Lagos: Task Force

Mr Abdulraheem said that the task force usually gave cover for the land grabbing agency anytime they carried out operations.

Lagos Task Force
August 29, 2022

Bandits free Nigerian police intelligence officers after N30 million ransom

The Gazette had on Saturday reported the abduction of the officers who were on an investigation assignment to central Kogi State from the capital Abuja.

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali and Bandits
August 23, 2022

Police track down suspect via CCTV footage

Mr Hundeyin said that a suspected cultist, aged 22, was captured on CCTV on July 7, where he allegedly was involved in the killing of a rival cult member.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin