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The Nigeria Police Force has initiated an investigation into the fatal shooting of Gabriel Audu, which occurred on August 8 in the Surulere area of Lagos State.

The incident involves a police officer assigned as a security aide to Wale Fapohunda, a well-known lawyer in the state.

According to an official police statement, the suspect, Corporal Umar Lawal from the Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 10 in Sokoto, allegedly attempted to shoot a man identified as Mr. Vincent, also known as Dogman, during a heated argument over a used phone.

It was gathered that the bullet intended for Vincent struck Audu, who was reportedly also attached to the same lawyer. 

The shooting was said to have taken place at approximately 10:22 p.m., and law enforcement responded quickly to the scene.

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A police team was dispatched to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), where Corporal Lawal was apprehended. The AK-47 rifle used in the shooting was also recovered from the scene.

In his confession, Corporal Lawal admitted to the crime, stating that he had intended to shoot Vincent during their argument. 

However, the bullet hit Audu in the chest, leading to his death. Audu was rushed to LUTH General Hospital in Idiaraba, where he was pronounced dead.

The deceased’s body has been photographed and placed in the hospital morgue, pending an autopsy. 

The police have assured the public that a thorough investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Mr. Ajayi Wizeman, was among nine #Endbadgovernance protesters arrested by security operatives in Ondo State.

The protesters gathered at the NEPA roundabout but were asked to move to Archade when they were arrested.

Residents of Ondo State shunned the #Endbadgovernance despite repeated calls by Omoyele Sowore.

Human right lawyer, Tope Temokun, who was among the protesters, said there was no evidence of violence to warrant the arrest of the protesters.

Temokun said the resort to arrest peaceful protesters was unnecessary dissipation of energy and uncalled for.

“Particularly regarding the manner in which the protesters have coordinated their protest and what engagement transpired between the protesters and the police before the arrest

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” But unknown to the protesters who were promptly complying by filing out to the said approved venue, it was a mere design to trap them to isolation and arrest them.

“As the protesters were heading there peacefully, they were ambushed by the arresting team of the Nigerian Police who were acting on orders from above and arrested the youths.

“This style of engaging citizens with deceits in civic engagement will not only lead to further loss of total trust and confidence in the police, it is very disgraceful and smacks of playing to gallery to win empty accolade from the government”

Spokesman to Ondo Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, did not pick calls to her phone.

After a brief period of calm in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), protesters returned to the streets on Saturday.

At the Eagles Square, there was noticeable increase in the number of security agents stationed at the facility, a change from the past three days when there were no protests.

On Saturday, the protesters, who began their demonstration as early as 7am were chorusing “End hunger” and “Reverse fuel subsidy removal,” among others.

Hundreds of police operatives were deployed across major flashpoints over the action. 

On Friday evening, police and other security operatives increased surveillance in the Nation’s capital.

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF), on Saturday warned that its  always ready to forestall any breakdown of law and order before, during and after any protest.

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Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi gave this assurance while reacting to the final day 10.

Adejobi had said the police cannot be taken unawares, adding that the conduct of the protesters will be handled professionally nationwide.

Protesters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were restricted to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. 

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has denied  the alleged raid of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Secretariat in the Central Business District, Abuja.

A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said a prime criminal suspect in an ongoing investigation was traced to a shop within the building in the Central Business District, Abuja. 

He said detectives, armed with the appropriate legal authorities, conducted an operation at the location, which turned out to be the NLC building. 

This well-coordinated, lawful operation, the police said was solely aimed at apprehending the prime suspect—a foreign national implicated in numerous criminal activities across Nigeria and other African countries.

Adejobi said: “The Nigeria Police Force has noted a publication alleging that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Secretariat, known as the Labour House, located in the Central Business District, Abuja, was raided by the Police.

“On August 7, 2024, a press release issued by the NLC’s Head of Media and Public Relations alleged that officers of the Nigeria Police Force, along with some individuals in black T-shirts and others in plain clothes, raided the Labour House”.

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Adejobi emphasized that the  operation had no connection with the NLC, its Secretariat, staff, or leadership. 

He said the NLC Secretariat was not the focus of the operation, which was targeted at a rented shop within the building used by the suspect as a front for his criminal activities in Nigeria.

“The Nigeria Police Force seeks the cooperation and support of the NLC leadership as we continue this investigation, which is vital to safeguarding our nation. The high-profile nature of the suspect poses a significant security threat to Nigeria and other African nations, making this investigation crucial for the safety of all involved, including the NLC”, he added.

Adejobi said the Nigeria Police Force remains committed to upholding the rule of law, maintaining professionalism, and respecting human rights in the discharge of the Force  statutory duties. 

He said: “We also urge Nigerians to remain vigilant and to conduct security profiling of individuals seeking to rent space within their premises”.

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed successful candidates in the just concluded 2022 police recruitment to resume training tomorrow (Saturday, August 9) at the various police colleges across the country.

The resumption, the commission said, would last from August 10 to 20.

A statement yesterday in Abuja by its Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, said the candidates expected to report for training are those who confirmed their status in the police recruitment portal: https://apply.policerecruitment.gov.ng.

The statement said: “The names of the candidates are already with the management of the colleges and will only admit persons whose names are on the list.

“The commission wishes to state that it has rested the previous portal, www.policeservicecommission.cloud where names were initially released after an elaborate meeting with the police management and where it was agreed that the portal used from the beginning of the exercise should be sustained till the end to ensure fairness, justice and inclusivity in the recruitment process.

“Only candidates whose names appeared on the agreed portal or who received official messages inviting him/her to report at the colleges will be allowed for the training. 

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“Messages are currently being sent to successful candidates including Specialists who are to report for training between September 28 and October 10, 2024.”

PSC Chairman Hashimu Argungu, a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), advised the candidates to ensure that they report to the colleges at the exact dates required of them.

He said the commission would continue to monitor their progress throughout their stay at the training colleges to ensure they come out fully prepared to serve the nation and contribute to the fight to rescue the nation from banditry and terrorism.

The Police Service Commission (PSC) announced on Thursday, August 8, that successful candidates from the recently concluded 2022 police recruitment exercise are to begin their training on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at various Police colleges across the country.

The PSC said that the training will run from August 10 to August 20.

According to a statement from Ikechukwu Ani, head of press and public relations at the PSC, candidates who confirmed their status on the Police Recruitment Portal (https://apply.policerecruitment.gov.ng) are expected to report for training.

Ani said: “The names of the candidates are already with the Management of the Colleges and will only admit persons whose names are on the list.

“The Commission wishes to state that it has rested the previous Portal, www.policeservicecommission.cloud where names were initially released after an elaborate meeting with the Police Management and where it was agreed that the Portal used from the beginning of the exercise should be sustained till the end to ensure fairness, justice and inclusivity in the recruitment process.

“Only candidates whose names appeared on the agreed Portal or who received official messages inviting him/her to report at the Colleges will be allowed for the training.

“Messages are currently being sent to successful candidates including Specialists who are to report for training between the 28th of September and 10th of October, 2024”.

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The PSC chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu said the candidates should ensure that they report to the Colleges on the exact dates required of them.

He said the Commission will continue to monitor their progress throughout their stay in the training colleges to ensure they come out fully prepared to serve the nation and contribute to the fight to rescue the nation from banditry and terrorism.

Argungu said the Commission staff would be sent to the Colleges to monitor their conduct and disposition to the training.

The PSC boss assured that the Commission will continue to provide the enabling environment for them to give their best to the Nigerian nation.

He congratulated them on their success throughout the stages of the recruitment and enjoined them to be committed to the training so that at the end of the training exercise they would have improved themselves and ready to face the challenges that lay ahead of them.  

The Rivers Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three protesters for stealing Point of Sale machines and windshield wipers of vehicles.

Commissioner for Police, Olatunji Disu, said on Wednesday in Port Harcourt that he carried an on-the-spot assessment of the protest in various parts of the state and expressed dismay that miscreants had hijacked the protest.

He further said the organisers of the genuine protest had lost control of the crowd but warned that the police would not sit idly and allow hoodlums to terrorise the state.

CP Disu, said: “I give you my word, I’m going to find out what really happened here. But, I’m aware that hoodlums have hijacked this protest from them.

“They have a lot of people moving around with them harassing members of the public. About one hour ago, we just arrested three people who went around stealing POS among the protesters.

“We have thugs, we have people who have been stealing wipers from people’s vehicles. They’ve been trying to burn tyres everywhere and policemen have been going immediately to extinguish them.

“So, these are not protesters, thugs are among them. So if thugs are here maybe they came with them or something like that. But I give my word, I’m going to investigate and I’ll give you feedback about what I find out.”

He added: The things have changed. It’s different from how they started the protest. They’ve started going from one part of the state, part of the town to another, blocking roads, trying to force people to join them and even they have started threatening people not to open their offices and their shops.

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“This has gone beyond peaceful protest. I am very surprised we got to this stage. You’ll notice we have a lot of women police officers around.

“A lot of my Divisional Police Officers are women police and they’re putting the feminine part of them into this job.

“They try to do policing by consent, getting close to people and they’ve been having wonderful relationship just like you said with them.

“They are so comfortable with them, they even provided water, biscuit for them but all of a sudden, the protest became too big than the organizers.

” They no longer could control the crowd. Even here they had a fight among themselves yesterday and they broke into three and they went their separate ways, and they started going to town, harassing traders, harassing people, threatening them not to come out otherwise tomorrow will be tough”.

The police boss said no professional police officer would turn deaf ears to threats and harassment of citizens.

He said: “It’s our job to protect lives and properties and we’ve made up our minds we are going to do it. We’re going to take decisive action if they take laws into their hands.

“We’re capable of protecting lives and property. It’s our job, we know how to do it so well and for your information our sister agencies have joined in properly.

“Very well, you can see everywhere you go, you see members of the Nigerian Army, the Air Force and the Navy, the secret service are around too, members of the Civil Defence you see them everywhere.

” And if you look up, you’ll find the Air Force and the Nigerian Police pilot flying to tell us what is happening from the sky. So we’ve all resolved to ensure that we continue to maintain peace in this state”.

The anti-kidnapping unit of the Kaduna state police command has apprehended a suspected notorious kidnapper involved in kidnappings in Ikara local government area.

The suspect, identified as Abdulrahman “M” of Karshi, Abuja, was arrested in possession of an AK-47 rifle along with twenty-seven (27) rounds of live ammunition in Karshi.

The command’s PPRO, ASP Mansir Hassan in a statement said upon interrogation, Abdulrahman confessed to being involved in several kidnappings in Ikara Local Government Area (LGA).

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The police PPRO, however, stated that further investigations are ongoing, and the suspect will be prosecuted upon the completion of preliminary investigations.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Ali Dabigi psc, commended the officers involved for their exemplary work and assured the public of the command’s unwavering commitment to the protection of life and property throughout the state,” PPRO assured.