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Share The Rivers State Police Command has described as accidental discharge the killing of a bus driver in Rivers State by an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC). Confirming the killing of the bus driver popularly known as “Biggie” the NSCDC official, attached to the Rivers State Taskforce on Street Trading and Illegal Motor Park the State PPRO, Nnamdi Omoni said the command was investigating the incident to unravel what transpired between the deceased and the suspect. He said that mobile Police Officers have been sent to the area to restore sanity. An officer ...

BLOOD ON UNIFORMS (4): Policewoman Killed By Policeman In Rivers; Man Gunned Down By Soldier In Delta "The frantic strides weren’t enough to save this victim. Soon a bullet hit Joseph right inside the car and then another when he attempted to crawl to safety. He died on the spot…" by Kemi Busari Mar 11, 2021 On Thursday, April 9, 2020, ten days after Nigeria entered a partial lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officers of the Nigeria police, army, correctional service and others had extra-judicially killed 13 while enforcing the curfew – the virus had only claimed six lives then. By...

Families of victims call for justice for the extra-judicial killings that occurred during the COVID-19 lockdown last year.

Punch Newspapers Sections Dennis Naku, Port Harcourt Less than two months after it was set up, the Rivers State Taskforce on street trading and illegal parks said it had so far sacked 21 officials over their alleged involvement in extorting traders and motorists. Coordinator of the Taskforce, Felix Nwadibe who disclosed this during a chat with newsmen said the affected officials were caught in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas of the State. Nwadibe said ten of the officials left their duty posts to other areas they considered to be lucrative and allowed traders to operate il...