Tag: detention
Police remove DPO over lawyer’s detention
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gowon Estate Division, in Lagos State, has been removed for allegedly detaining a lawyer, Olumide Sonupe, who was...
DSS releases Bawa after 4 months in detention
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, after four months...
60 lawyers sue DSS, DG over Emefiele’s detention
No fewer than 60 lawyers have approached a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to begin committal proceedings against the Department of State...
Breaking: Court voids Emefiele’s arrest, detention
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has nullified the arrest and detention of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...
Court orders ICPC to pay ex-JAMB Registrar N1m for unlawful detention
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has awarded a N1 million fine against the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC)...
Army explains detention, prosecution of General over theft
The Nigerian Army says the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria Army Property Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. UM Mohammed, is being Court Martialed...
Lagos police shares Raheem’s killer’s picture, says officer in dentention
The Lagos State Police Command says it has not released the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Drambi Vandi, who allegedly killed a lawyer, Omobolanle...
Nnamdi Kanu files N100bn suit against FG over continued detention
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed an N100 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Federal...
Nnamdi Kanu enjoys full luxury in our holding facility – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed allegations that the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is being maltreated...
Police detain journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, over report on contract fraud
The founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Mr. Fisayo Soyombo, has been detained by the Nigerian Police.
The journalist is being held in Abuja...
