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Share A police officer on Monday told the independent investigative panel on violations of human rights by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that the police found no evidence of allegations of Boko Haram sponsorship against a petitioner before the panel.  The police officer, DSP Ibrahim Agu, stated this when the police opened their defence in the petition brought before the panel by Mustapha Bukar Sabo, marked 2020/IIP-SARS/ABJ/130.  Sabo had in the petition alleged unlawful arrest and detention, tortur...

Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, threatened to return the case file of the former Head of Service (HoS), Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, to the Chiefs Judge, Justice John Tsoho, for reassignment.

Judge threatens to withdraw from Oyo-Ita’s N570million fraud case The judge was angry that EFCC is pursuing parallel proceedings against three of the co-defendants before another judge. 2 min read The judge overseeing the trial of a former Head of Service, Winifred Oyo-Ita, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, threatened to withdraw from the case. Ms Oyo-Ita, who was prematurely retired over corruption allegations late 2019, is being prosecuted along with others before the judge for money laundering involving N570million. Taiwo Taiwo, the trial judge, was angry t...

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it hopes to overturn the rulings that freed Orji Kalu, current Senate chief whip and Olisa Metuh, former national publicity secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from prison this year. The commission, through its monthly publication entitled ‘EFCC Alert’ listed Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation; Adesola Amosu, former chief of air staff; Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team; Andrew Yakubu, former group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum C...

IGP Adamu, Lamorde, others set to retire from police today On By Kingsley Omonob The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and many other top officials of the Nigerian Police Force are billed to retire on Monday, after spending the maximum number of years in service. The IGP, who joined the service on February 1, 1986, will attain the mandatory 35 years in service. Adamu took over from Ibrahim Idris who retired in January 2019. Aside the IGP, three Deputy Inspectors-General (DIGs) and 10 Assistant Inspectors-General (AIGs) are also due to retire from the police. The DIGs are former EF...