Men and women of the Nigeria Police Force are willing and capable of protecting the rights of the people, as they have excelled while on international duties. However, the harsh environment, condition and the Force as currently structured, makes it difficult for them to perform their duties well. This was the submission of the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, who added that “majority of police officers are very willing to do their job.”

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Three vigilantes in Kaduna State were reported to have been ambushed and killed Tuesday night by daredevil bandits. This was contained in a report by the Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KADVIS) presented to the state’s government According to the service, bandits ambushed the personnel at Dande village on their way from Damba-Kasaya […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri A lady, Mrs Esther Tanko, on Tuesday, narrated before the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, sitting in Abuja, how her abducted 3-year old son that was rescued by the Police, was allegedly sold for N8million. The grieve-stricken woman who told the panel that […]

A 19-year-old motor boy, Akeem Toheeb, was, on Tuesday, arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Ibadan over alleged unlawful possession of a short axe. Toheeb of No. 11, Abayomi, Iwo Road area of Ibadan, was arraigned on a count charge of unlawful possession of a short axe. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Philip […]

By Bose Adelaja Following a two-day violence which claimed three lives and destroyed about 150 vehicles and 50 shops in Mushin area of Lagos, some victims of the attack have started counting their losses even as residents claimed that those arrested in connection with the incident are innocent. A cross-section of the residents also appealed […]