The Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Command, and the Controller of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Adamawa State Command, have reportedly defied a Federal High Court order directing the immediate release of 42 persons arrested in Mubi, Adamawa State. Rather than comply with the judgment, the police and correctional authorities reportedly transferred the detainees from…
Mrs. Philomena Emehinola, State Controller, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Edo Command, has tasked newly promoted officers in the command to be more disciplined and hard working. Emehinola gave the charge on Thursday in Benin, during the decoration of the 109 newly promoted officers with their new ranks. She noted that promotion was a call…
Charles Okah, the convicted mastermind of the October 1, 2010 Abuja bombings has made a sordid revelation on how over 100 inmates at the New Minimum Security Custodial Centre (NMSCC) Maiduguri, Borno State were unlawfully executed during the flood disaster that ravaged the state capital. Okah in a personal account shared with SaharaReporters said…
The police have shut the popular Wuse market in Abuja following the recent crisis in the market. PREMIUM TIMES reported that crisis broke out in the market on Tuesday after an inmate, identified as Ibrahim Yahaya, 27, was shot dead by security operatives as he tried to escape from custody. No fewer than 10 shops…
