The Nigeria police on Wednesday released the names of four of its officers who searched the Abuja residence of Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader.On Tuesday, security operatives invaded Clark's house around 1:30 pm and presented a search warrant to the elder statesman.The officers were identified as David Dominic, an assistant superintendent of police, Godwin Musa, Sada Abubakar and Yabo [...]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied reports that it raided a residence of Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state.Reports had earlier surfaced on social media that operatives of the anti-graft agency as well as those of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) were raiding Shettima's residence.The reports suggested that billions of dollars were on Sunday found in [...]
The Department of State Services (DSS) says some security agencies, "which have continually engaged in illegal operations", have been impersonating the organisationIn a statement on Thursday, the agency cited the raid of the residence of Namadi Sambo, former vice-president, by the police as one of such illegal operations for which the agency was impersonated.The secret police warned security personnel to stop [...]
The Nigeria police force raided the Abuja residence of Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, on Friday.In a statement issued hours after the raid, Uche Anichukwu, media aide of the lawmaker, said the police did not find any incriminating item on the property.“At about 8am on Friday, May 26, 2017, men of the Nigeria police force from the inspector-general of police [...]
Some men of the Nigeria police on Wednesday evening raided the family house of Patience Jonathan, former first lady, without a search warrant.A source, who confirmed the development to TheCable, said the house is located at Igbeti Rock Street, Maitama, Abuja.TheCable learnt that the police officers did not have a search warrant, and that house was unoccupied at the time of [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as the height of lawlessness and orchestrated provocation, the second raid of its data centre in Ikeja, Lagos, by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday night, saying the agency must be called to order.On November 22, the party’s data centre in Ikeja was raided (pictured) by the DSS on the grounds [...]
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