Tag: Detention
Why we’re yet to charge El-Rufai to court – EFCC
Abuja, Feb. 24, 2026 (NAN) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained why it is yet to charge the former Governor of...
Türkiye detains 11 IS suspects in Istanbu
IstanbuI, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 11 individuals in Istanbul on suspicion of links to the terrorist group Islamic State...
Police arrest, detain motel owner, 2 others, recover firearm, in Anambra
Onitsha (Anambra), Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Anambra has arrested and detained three male suspects in connection with illegal possession of...
Court fines Police N310m for illegal detention of lawyer for a...
Abuja, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) A Delta state High Court sitting in Ozoro has imposed fine of N310 million against the Nigeria Police Force...
Troops destroy ISWAP detention facilities in ”Timbuktu Triangle”
Abuja, Feb. 3, 2026 (NAN) Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have destroyed three notorious detention facilities operated by Islamic State West Africa Province...
CHSR seeks investigation into use of teargas against protesters at Lagos...
Lagos, Jan. 29, 2026 (NAN) The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has sought for an independent investigation into the use of cannisters...
Police bust transnational human trafficking for prostitution syndicate, detain suspect
Enugu, Jan. 29, 2026 (NAN) The police in Enugu State has busted a transnational human trafficking for prostitution syndicate, leading to the detention of...
Falana underscores need for protection of liberty, rights of citizens
Lagos, Jan.20, 2026 (NAN) A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, on Tuesday, described the constitutional rights of citizens. as inalienable, and...
German man detained after pistol found in luggage at Bremen airport
Bremen, Germany, Sept. 4, 2025 (dpa/NAN) A man was detained at an airport in northern Germany after a pistol was found in his luggage,...
Rights activists want IGP to end unlawful detention of citizens
The Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to end the incessant cases...
Police officer in detention over alleged robbery, car theft in Kogi...
The police in Kogi has confirmed the arrest and detention of a Police Officer, Insp Aminu Mohammed, for alleged robbery and car theft.
The Spokesman,...
IED explosion: Rivers Govt. confirms detention of suspect
The Rivers Government has confirmed the detention of an unidentified man, suspected of detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Hotel Presidential in Port...
Turkish police detain 30 suspects over links to failed coup
Turkish police has detained 30 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, local media reported...
250 detained in Belarus for protesting against elections
Belarus opened a criminal case on Wednesday over protests in which more than 250 people were detained after President Alexander Lukashenko’s two main rivals...
Police finally Charge Journalist, after 17 days in Detention
A journalist, who was arrested for writing and reading a poem he wrote criticizing the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, by the police,...
