Okowa Breaks Silence on Disbandment of #SARS
The Governor of Delta, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. The governor noted in a statement personally signed by him…
#EndSARS Protest: IPC Knocks Police over Brutality against Journalist
By James Ezema The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria, has condemned the unwarranted assault and attack by officers of the Nigeria Police Force on Francis Ogbonna, a Cameraman with Arise Television, on Sunday in Abuja. According to reports, the police…
#ENDSARS Protests: Okowa Condemns Killing of Policeman in Ughelli, Calls for Calm
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has condemned in strong terms the reported killing of a policeman and injuring of another during the #ENDSARS protests at Ughelli on Thursday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in…
PRESS RELEASE: Rights Group Wants IGP, PSC to Caution Panti Police Officers over Alleged Incessant Invitations to Citizens
….To Write Police Authorities Officers’ Hatchet Jobs A human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the authority of the Police Service Commission (PSC) to caution…
Okowa Receives Okpe-Urhobo Forest Reserve Panel Report, Restates Commitment to Peace
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring that peace returned to warring communities in the state. Okowa gave the assurance while receiving the report of the Judicial Panel of Enquiry into the…
Police SARS Reforms: Why Nigeria Still Has Long Way To Go – Intersociety
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the country’s general citizens still have a long way to go as it concerns the country’s criminal justice administration and its management including Nigeria Police SARS reforms. In other words, it is an act…
How House of Reps Wants to Tackle Police Brutality in 30 Days Unveiled
Amid accolades to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu over the restriction of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) and other special police units from routine patrol duties, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, is set to tackle police brutality…
Delta Information Commissioner, Aniagwu Speaks on Govt Commitment to Securing Lives of Citizens
Delta State Government on Monday restated its commitment to the security of lives and property of citizens in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, gave the affirmation at a news conference in Asaba. He said the state…
Police Brutality: Man Blinded by Police Since 2009 Sends SOS to Buhari, IGP, UN, Others
…As the Police Brutality Victim Now Rendered Homeless, Baby Dies as Police Fail to Honour Court Order Now visually impaired victim of police brutality in Nigeria, Mr. Olaide Adebayo has been rendered homeless due to his inability to pay his…
Ex-PRTT Boss, Maina’s Kinsmen Ask Justice Abang To Hands-off Trial
Kinsmen of the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, have asked Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja to recuse himself from his case in the interest of justice and fairness. To this…
Independence Day Protest: IPC Demands for Prosecution of Policeman Over Assault on Journalist
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, has strongly condemned the police brutality on Olukayode Jaiyeola a Photojournalist with the Punch Newspaper, on October 1, 2020, while covering a peaceful protest to mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary at the Maryland area…
