Suspected Fulani herdsmen had on April 25, 2016 stormed Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State killing over 40 persons and injuring many
Browsing: Solomon Arase
Bello said the police had been provided sophisticated security equipment and that the helicopter had since commenced aerial surveillance of suspected criminal hideouts in the state
In a statement signed by the Police spokesman in the state, Ebere Amaraizu, on Sunday, Ojukwu said anybody found to be spreading the rumour would be prosecuted
The meeting, which was at the instance of the police, had in attendance the All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party
Arase, who restated that revalidation of tinted glass permit is free of charge, warned policemen against extortion and harassment of motorists over revalidating their permits and licences
The House Committee, chaired by Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Majority Leader, who presided over the investigative hearing, described the failure of Arase to comply with the resolution as breach on Nigerian Constitution and undue interference on the activities of the legislature
Arase noted that the killing of Nigerians from misapplication of firearms by policemen had made the public to cast aspersions on the police.
He said: “After an in-depth study, my team and I have found out that some of these fatal cases could be due to mishandling of firearms by police officers who are psychologically unfit to handle firearms at that time
While urging Nasarawa to evolve new intelligence gathering and crime-fighting techniques and methodologies to suit the local challenges, Arase also directed that police officers who have served in Kaduna State Command for a period of six years and above be transferred out of the Command with corresponding replacement
Based on his assessment and coupled with the logistical requirement, Arase immediately deployed two units of Police Mobile Force to the area
The Force spokesperson, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, Olabisi Kolawole, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday
The statement said: “The IYC, therefore, insist that the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, must bring those who masterminded the kidnap of Miss Ese Oruru to justice in line with the Anti-kidnapping law of Bayelsa
The ISDM Executive Director, Chima Amadi, while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, alleged that Damilola lost her first pregnancy after 10 years of marriage due to police brutality
The statement said: “The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a publication credited to the Indigenous People of Biafra ‘to carry guns in self defence’
According to Arase, police personnel in the state need the cooperation of concerned security stakeholders to ensure security of lives and property
Arase made this known in his remarks at a one-day capacity building workshop aimed at designing indicators for the Complaint Response Unit of the Police at the Force Headquarters, Abuja
Arase disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with Commissioners of Police and other senior officers of the force
Speaking at the occasion, Arase said the training programme was organised to boost the capabilities of the Nigeria Police, particularly now that the country is battling the menace of kidnapping across the country
Some of the victims, who are hospitalized at undisclosed clinics, said the criminals, numbering about six, all male, climbed the fence of their houses between 2am and 3am
In several of their operations in 2015, the gang has killed a lot of law enforcement agents and vandalized pipelines in Lagos and Ogun States. They have also killed women and children
To achieve this, the Force Management Team has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department of Operations, Sotonye Wakama, to move with a team of intelligence officers to the area for the need assessment and other scooping activities