The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on Sunday moved detained journalist Daniel Ojukwu to the Nigerian Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has been incommunicado at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, in Lagos since Wednesday. Reporter … Read more
The Nigerian Police have dismissed one of the three officers involved in the alleged extortion of $3,000 from Nigerians. The officer, Michael Odey, a police inspector was dismissed after Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 16, Bayelsa State, Alifa Omata, upheld the recommendation of the Rivers State command, which had recommended the dismissal of … Read more
The police said they have arrested a man for allegedly defrauding a female PoS operator of N21 million. The suspect is identified as Gift Okechukwu Igwe while the victim is Chinwe Mathias. The Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a post via his X handle on Friday. Mr Adejobi, an assistant commissioner of police, … Read more
The Senate Committee on Finance has asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to compel the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq, to appear before it within 24 hours to defend the commission’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year. Chairman of the Committee, Sani Musa, gave the directive on Wednesday after … Read more
