Governor Ayade steps out in military uniform as he launches special security operation to flush out criminals

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, on Thursday December 3, stepped out in military uniform to launch a special security operation to flush out kidnappers, bandits and criminals out of the state.   Code-named Operation Akpakwu, the outfit draws personnel from the army, navy, Air Force and Civil Defence.     To …

The Nigerian Police Force has offered an explanation on why it shared a photo which many Nigerians alleged was “photoshopped”.   https://music.apple.com/us/album/strength-of-a-woman/1535263451#     The police in a statement shared on its official Twitter handle, said the pictures were taken separately and merged into one screen for seamless understanding of …

Four prisoners who escaped from Oko Prison during the #EndSARS crisis have been re-arrested by the police.   The suspects were paraded at the Nigeria Police Force tactical unit in Abuja, alongside others who were arrested for various offences bordering on armed robbery, car theft, unlawful possession of weapons, illegal dealing and …

Some members of a robbery gang which invaded Christ Apostolic Church at Gudugbe Alagbon area of Wasimi in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, have been arrested by the police.   The suspects who allegedly assaulted worshippers before dispossessing them of their valuables during a vigil, reportedly abducted Mrs. Mojisola Atolagbe, a …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Adamu Mohammed, says going forward the force will never allow another type of #EndSARS protest again.   The police chief stated this when he spoke at a meeting with commissioners of police in Abuja today November27. He said the force is ready to face anyone who …

James Nwafor, the former SARS officer accused of being responsible for the deaths of a number of young men who went into SARS Awkuzu detention centre in Anambra state and never came out alive, has been summoned by the Anambra State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality.   The …

A first class traditional ruler in Kogi state, the Ohi of Adavi, HRH Alhaji Muhammad Ireyi Bello, has narrated how he narrowly escaped death when he was ambushed by gunmen along Lokoja-Abuja highway. According to the monarch, he was returning from the 3rd day firdau prayers for late Hon.Suleiman Kokori, the deceased …

Video footage has shown that the Nigerian army sent seven trucks to the tollgate on the night of the Lekki shooting. This was revealed by a video footage of the Lekki shooting which was submitted by the Lekki Concession Company to the Lagos judicial panel. The video which is currently being reviewed …

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus has stated that insecurity in the country has become worse and there is no solution in sight under President Muhammadu Buhari. This statement was made by the PDP national chairman while speaking at the party’s 90th national executive committee …

Tension in Lagos community as a group of armed men attacked a bullion van along Ado road in Ajah. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that there was a rapid shooting into the air to scare people away before the armed robbers launched their attack on the van. In a video which has …

A video which has gone viral online shows the moment a petrol station attendant continued dispensing fuel into a car while the owners got robbed. The footage which was from the filling station’s CCTV camera, captured two attendants initially standing by the fuel tank but as one saw the robbery, …

Harrison Gwamnishu has gifted his parents a new house.   The human rights activist who has told the story of how he was accused of robbery and wrongfully imprisoned for four years for a crime he never committed, built the new house for his parents beside their old mud house. …

Rape victim refuses to testify against abuser, begs police for his contact as she revealed that he satisfied her

No evidence to prosecute 33 indicted SARS operatives – Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation

A woman identified as Mrs Amarachi Johnson has told the Anambra State Judicial Panel investigating cases of alleged police brutality that her husband was arrested and allegedly murdered by the officers of the defunct Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Awkuzu Unit, Anambra State in 2017.   Mrs Johnson told the panel …

  Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, has noted that the Police Commission has no intention to modify or increase the pay of selected cops for the Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT). According to him, officers under SWAT will be placed on the same salary structure as their colleagues …

Emotions ran high at the Independent Investigative Panel (IPP) on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other Units of the Nigeria Police Force set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today November 5, when a lady, Chinenye Igweti, shared the sad story of …

Two suspected armed robbers were beaten and set ablaze by angry residents in Benin City, Edo state. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning, November 3, near Okah Market, by the Ighodefeyi Road along Sokponba Road, Benin City.     It was gathered that the suspected robbers were …

Lekki shootings: LCC submits footage to Lagos state judicial panel

I became paralyzed after SARS officers pushed me from a two-storey building – Trader tells Lagos judicial panel

President Buhari has announced that over 1million youths have registered for the Youth Investment Fund programme which opened on October 12, 2020.   Speaking at the maiden maiden National Youth Day celebration observed on November 1 and coinciding with the African Youth Day celebration, President Buhari urged youths to end their street protests …

I lost my pregnancy after spending 22 days in SARS custody- Victim tells Lagos Judicial Panel

The UK government has admitted providing training and equipment to Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), after initially denying any ties.   The minister for Africa James Duddridge, who is one of Boris Johnson’s ministers, admitted British officials had trained officers from the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) between 2016 and 2020. …

The Bauchi State Government has set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate human rights abuses and police brutality in the state.   The announcement was made in a statement issued on Tuesday October 27 by the Senior Special Assistant Media to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado.   https://music.apple.com/us/album/strength-of-a-woman/1535263451     …

25 inmates out of the 1,900 prisoners who escaped from Oko and Sapele Road Correctional Centres in Benin City, Edo State last Monday, October 19, have voluntarily surrendered themselves to the authorities.   ThisDay reported that an official of the Sapele Road Correctional Centre who disclosed this, further revealed that one of …

Pastor Tunde Bakare has commented on the #EndSARS movement which has caught global attention in the last few days.   The General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly described the protest as a tip of the iceberg and further stated that no degree of …

The majority leader in the Lagos State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Sanai (SOB) Agunbiade has said that he was planning to distribute the palliatives looted from his home in Ikorodu on Friday, October 23.   A mob stormed his apartment and looted food items and other properties they could lay …

Zamfara needs SARS – Governor Matawalle insists

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community to always ascertain all the facts available before taking a position, rushing to judgment and making hasty pronouncements. In a nationwide broadcast on Thursday in Abuja, the president said the call had become imperative in view of the fact that some members …

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, internationally celebrated Nigerian author, has written about the #EndSARS protest which saw Nigerian youths demonstrating against the extrajudicial activities of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). There is an ongoing #EndSARS protest across the country against the SARS tactical unit of the Nigerian Police Force over its …

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE END SARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020   Fellow Nigerians,   It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all …

European Union releases statement on the shooting of unarmed End SARS protesters in Nigeria

#EndSARS: Governor Sanwo-Olu inaugurates 8-man Judicial panel to investigate SARS brutality

No fewer than four #EndSARS protesters in Benin City, Edo State lost their lives on Saturday to a reckless driver who rammed into protesters by Sakponba junction, of the state. The protesters, mainly youths were protesting against brutality and extortion by operatives of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)- a …

The vigil which obstructed vehicular movement in the early hours of the night and caused massive gridlock in the middle of the night. Nigeria youth protesting against endless police brutality on Saturday held a candlelight vigil in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, in honour of all victims of extra-judicial killings by …

As protests against police brutality continue across the country, a woman, Ebohon Egbe Rebecca from Edo state, recounted how her 22-year-old briother was allegedly killed by the police in 2013 after labelling him a robber, an allegation that was cleared years later.   Taking to Facebook on Saturday, Rebecca recalled how …

#EndSARS: Flavour, Phyno, Zoro, Kcee and Yul Edochie lead protest to SARS head office in Awkuzu, Anambra state (Videos)

Nigerian singing sensation, Flavour alongside rapper, Phyno, Zoro, Kcee, and Yul Edochie all led a peaceful protest against police brutality as they marched to the head office of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Anambra state. The celebrities and the protesters converged in Awka on Friday afternoon and marched …

#EndSARS protest: I’ve been receiving curses on my phone – Femi Adesina

Fulani Kwajafa, the police officer who created the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has expressed regret of creating the controversial police unit.   Speaking in an interview on BBC Hausa, the retired police commissioner stated that the police unit has acted differently from its founding objectives. https://music.apple.com/us/album/strength-of-a-woman/1535263451 Kwajafa added that the disheartening news he’s been …

#EndSARS: Governor Obiano set to release all illegal detainees in SARS cells, says former Awkuzu OC will be relieved of his political appointment and prosecuted

The Nigeria police has disclosed that no former operative of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will be part of the new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit. Recall that the inspector general of police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu dissolved SARS on Sunday following a nationwide outrage. #EndSARS protesters have continued …

As the calls for police reform and an end to extra-judicial killings intensifies across Nigeria, an interesting video has surfaced online from the #EndSWAT protest in Delta state. In the video, protesters were seen marching in Warri and calling for the disbandment of the newly formed Special Weapons And Tactics, …

Mavins boss Don Jazzy has called for the immediate scrapping of the newly created police unit, Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT). The new police unit is a replacement of the now defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squads (SARS), following a nationwide protest against police brutality, extortion and harassment.     https://music.apple.com/us/album/strength-of-a-woman/1535263451 …

Nigerians have reacted to creation of a new unit named Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, as replacement for the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).   According to a statement from the Force Public Relations Officer DCP Frank Mba, it is expected that the unit will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of …

The Inspector general of Police, Mohammad Adamu has established a new Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) squad to “fill the gaps” left by the notorious police unit Federal Special Anti-robbery squad(FSARS). “The IGP has also set up a new Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Tram will fill the gaps arising …

Kanye West has spoken about the ongoing #EndSars Protests in Nigeria. The rapper and entrepreneur took to his verified Twitter account to write; “I stand with my Nigerian brothers and sisters to end police brutality.” The “Jesus Walk” rapper also added: “the government must answer to the peoples cries #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria” …

Youths in Northern states carry out rally insisting SARS must not be scrapped

#EndSARS: Respect rights of protesters – UK tells FG

Disbandment of SARS is government’s commitment to deepening the relationship between Nigerians and police — Minister of Police Affairs

Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Dolapo Badmus has reacted on Instagram after SARS was dissolved.   The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, announced today, October 11, that the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) of the Nigeria Police Force has been dissolved nationwide and operatives will be redeployed to other police …

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has dissolved the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force nationwide.   Adamu made the announcement in a live broadcast on Sunday October 11, and confirmed the operatives will be redeployed to other police formations and commands. View this post on Instagram …

Chelsea footballers join the #EndSARS campaign against police brutality in Nigeria

”He was only 21” Nigerian man shares heart wrenching story of how his brother was allegedly killed by SARS officers in 2018

#EndSARS: Erring police officers must be made to pay hefty damages to the families of their victims- Banky W advocates

I want SARS ended but my fear is they might become armed robbers — Actress Didi Ekanem

Korede Bello has spoken out on #EndSARS campaign by angry youths demanding an end to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).   The singer, who was made the first Nigeria Police youth ambassador in 2015, tweeted to sympathized with victims of police brutality and also explained that he is not silent about the …

The protest against extortion and brutality by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad has been joined by Super Eagles players, Leon Balogun, Shehu Abdulahi, and John Ogu. Hundreds of youths across the country have taken to streets in a solidarity protest to call for the scrapping of FSARS. Balogun tweeted, “The reasons …

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally reacted to the ongoing protest against police brutality in the country. The President in a statement on Friday called for calm and patience even as he ordered the Inspector general of Police to address the concerns of Nigerians. Buhari ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed …

‘It has gone beyond reforms’- Desmond Elliot backs calls for #EndSARS

A discplinary action has been commenced against policeman, Obioma O. Obi who was seen in a viral video assaulting #EndSARS protesters.   This was confirmed by Imo police commissioner, Isaac O. Akinmoyede in a statement released by the state’s police spokesperson, Ikeokwu Godson Orlando.   Akinmoyede who condemned the unprofessional conduct by a police officer attempting …

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan kicks against scrapping of SARS

Former aide to former Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan and author, Reno Omokri, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to send  operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, F-SARS of the Nigeria Police Force to Borno state to help in combating terrorism rather than “harming innocent Nigerians.”   According to Omokri, Buhari …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has expressed his displeasure over the harassment of Nigerians by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). This was made known by the Vice President while speaking to State House Reporters during an interaction at his Abuja residence on Sunday. Osinbajo also hailed the Inspector-General …

Lagos State Police Command have arrested two operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) Inspector Sale James, Inspector Monday Uchiola and their civilian accomplice Okechukwu Ogbonna, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens.   Force spokesperson, DCP Frank Mba, who confirmed the arrest in …

The Chief Priest of the Igbudu community in Warri South council area of Delta, Victor Alawuru, has been stabbed to death for allegedly impregnating a Muslim lady at Degbori Street in the Hausa Quarters axis of the community.   The Nation reports that the victim impregnated a ‘Hausa lady’, which did …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, have lent their voices to the call for the restructuring of the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS.   Atiku in a post shared on his Facebook page, said the police unit which was created to confront violent crimes …

One of the leaders of a notorious kidnap gang, who was on police wanted list has admitted killing over 50 of his victims because they could not afford to pay ransom. The suspect, Mohammed Sani, 30, made the shocking revelation on Wednesday, September 30, when he was paraded by the Force …

An Ekiti State High court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, September 29, sentenced 29-year-old Gbenga Aluko, to death by hanging for involving in cultism and killings of three residents in the state.   While delivering his judgment, Justice Abiodun Adesodun said the prosecutor was able to prove the case beyond reasonable …

A lady has taken to popular micro blogging platform, Twitter to claim that she and Bizzle Osikoya, a music consultant and co-founder of ThePlug, were whisked away by seven armed men. According to her, the “Kidnappers” were operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos. The lady said the incident, which occurred …

Officers of Special Anti-Robbery Squad have allegedly assaulted a Nigerian crossdresser, Onyx Godwin. This was made known by the crossdresser, Onyx Godwin after he shared some pictures on Facebook to show off injuries he sustained after the assault. The crossdresser, Onyx revealed that he did nothing wrong. Onyx said he paid …

A serving NYSC member has accused officers of the Nigeria Police Force in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State of brutality.   The corps member, whose name was given simply as Akinlabi to protect her identity, said the harassment began on September 17 when men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad …

The Director-General of the Oyo State Joint Security Task Force,  Col. Oladipo Ajibola (retd.), has announced that another leader of the notorious ‘One Million Boys’ cult group in Ibadan has been arrested.   The suspect identified as Eji, is said to be the second in command to the late Abiola …

A funeral ceremony in Ecuador took a strange turn when a woman jumped on top of a half-open coffin and started twerking.   Mobile phone footage taken by a spectator shows the young woman sitting astride the coffin and dancing to the reggae music. She made a number of sexual …

One Ononuju Maxwell took to Facebook to mourn his friend Onyeka Henry Okam, who was abducted and killed by a gang in Anambra State.   Operatives attached to the Anambra State Command Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) have arrested three men for allegedly abducting and killing the 34-year-old victim popularly known …

Police operatives attached to the Anambra state command Special Anti Robbery Squad(SARS) have arrested three men for allegedly abducting and killing a 34-year-old man identified as Henry Okam in Okija, an area in the state.   Disclosing this to newsmen, Haruna Mohammed, the spokesperson of the state police command, gave the …

The Ghanaian Minister of Information, Kojo Nkrumah, on Sunday has debunked some allegations levied against the former Gold Coast in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, where the Federal Government said it would no longer condone the reported harassment of Nigerians in the neighboring country. …

Ghanaian authorities have responded to several allegations made by the Nigerian government through information minister Lai Mohammed, over an alleged maltreatment of Nigerian citizens in the country. Ghanaian Government denied the accusations by the Nigerian government that its citizens were being maltreated in Ghana. Mr Mohammed had on Friday accused …

Zimbabwe’s most wanted armed robber, Musa Taj Abdul has been arrested after 20 years of terror.   The suspect has been on the run for over two decades and was arrested while in the company of six other accomplices in the border town of Beitbridge on Monday night.   Abdul who has been on …

Men of the Federal Capital Territory police command have arrested the suspected killer of Sunday Chukwujekwu Ike, (pictured right), the Publicity Secretary of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, who was murdered in his shop in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja on June 19, 2020.   A statement released …

67 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) including their herbalist have been arrested at Mmahu Egbema in Imo state.   Imo police spokesperson, Orlando Ikeokwu said members of the proscribed separatist group were arrested for unlawful gathering among other offences.   The arrested IPOB members had converged somewhere in Owerri North …

A Living Faith Church aka Winners’ Chapel pastor identified as Pastor Joseph Anthony, has allegedly raped an 11-year-old daughter of his fellow pastor in Imo State, Nigeria. According to sources, Pastor Anthony was posted to the Living Faith Church at Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, where the incident …

UNIBEN graduate who wrote O’level exams 17 times completes NYSC with multiple awards

Amotekun will deploy supernatural powers to secure the lives and properties – Ekiti Commandant

Nine members of the Eiye confraternity who allegedly killed a rival cult member in May 2020, have been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command.   The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu ordered an investigation and apprehension of the suspects after the recorded …

33-year-old Olamilekan Oke and 27-year-old Akande Adeyinka have been remanded in prison custody by a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, over the alleged rape and murder of 44-year-old Bernadette, the Hungarian wife of Gildas Tohouo-Tohouo, the managing director of Maersk Nig. Ltd.   The cousins were arraigned before Justice Modupe …

Court remands two cousins over alleged rape and murder of Maersk MD’s wife in Lagos

A Florida man who was accused of killing Black Lives Matter activist, Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau has reportedly admitted to killing her and another woman. He made this confession to his mother during a phone call and also revealed how he killed Toyin. The man, identified as one Aaron Glee Jr., …

Florida man arrested for the death of Black Lives Matter activist, Toyin Salau, confesses and reveals how he killed her

Unknown gunmen kill Kogi-based businessman, Nicholas Ofodile

Armed robber arrested after stealing household items and security dog guarding the house he robbed

Police PRO, Frank Mba gives three reasons why most rapists go unpunished in Nigeria and tips to ensure justice for rape victims

I’ve killed ‘just 3 persons, not 16’ – Notorious cultist confesses in Ogun

Six Nigerian Air Force personnel attached to ex-CDS, Alex Badeh, sent to jail

Delta state police command reacts to viral video claiming its officers shot man dead in Jesse

I killed my brother because he was father’s favourite – Murder suspect

#JusticeForLeo: Soldier, deserters who kidnapped an undergraduate from Imo and killed him in Anambra have been nabbed

Moment 7 thieves scaled fence and broke into homes in northern Nigeria to rob (video)

Nigerien armed robber arrested over murder case in Jigawa