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Tag Archives: Police officer
Drawing The Curtain On Nigeria…
by Prince Charles Dickson No matter how stout, long and turgid a penis. It’s erection can not intimidate a vagina. In short, the rise and fall of a penis was masterminded by a vagina. Local axiom. In the last few … read more
Eight South African police charged with murder
Eight police officers accused of handcuffing taxi driver Mido Macia to their patrol car and dragging him along the street until he died have been arrested on murder charges. Video footage captured on a mobile phone shows officers attaching the … read more
Posted in South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged Daveyton, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Macia, Mozambique, Oscar Pistorius, Police brutality, Police officer, South Africa
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Nigeria: No justice for the dead
By Amnesty International Hundreds of fatal police shootings which each year leave families anguished and bereaved are not being investigated effectively because of a failure of the Nigerian justice system, Amnesty International says in a report released today. Nigeria: No … read more
The Nigeria Police Is Not Your Friend!
By Munonyedi Val When I was just growing up in the 80’s, can’t remember precisely the age then, there was this policeman who was very fond of me and always refer to me as his friend. I am sure the … read more
Kenya police : Gunmen believed to be al-Qaida-linked militants kill 5 people in a restaurant
Kenya – An official says gunmen suspected to belong to Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked rebels have shot dead five people and seriously wounded three others at a restaurant in eastern Kenya. The region’s police chief Charlton Mureithi said Wednesday that supporters of … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
Tagged Al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, Garissa, Kenya, Police officer, Prison officer, Somalia
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Gunmen kill Kenyan policeman in ambush: police
NAIROBI — Suspected Islamists shot dead a Kenyan policeman in an ambush in the restive northeastern border town of Mandera, the latest in a string of attacks near the border with Somalia, police said Friday. “The officer was on patrol … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kenya, kenya news, kenyan news, Mandera, Nairobi, Police officer, Somalia
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Police Killing in Kenya Deepens Aura of Menace
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN,New york Times NAIROBI, Kenya — John Kioko Muthini, a high school student, was playing pool with his friends a little more than two weeks ago in a slum on this city’s fringe when two police officers walked … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
Tagged Cattle raiding, Charles, Kenya, Kenya Police, Muthini, Nairobi, Njeru, Police officer
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Kenya: Pastor dies in Garissa church attack
An Administration Police officer succumbed to injuries following Sunday morning’s grenade attack at a church in Garissa. “We have lost an officer who was also the chaplain at the church,” a police officer in the region said. 14 other people … read more
Posted in Kenya
Tagged Administration Police, Al-Shabaab, Catholic Church, Garissa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Nairobi, Police officer, Somalia
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At least 3 dead in new Kenya violence
NAIROBI — Tribesmen launched new attacks early Tuesday in Kenya’s southeastern Tana River area, torching houses and killing at least three police officers, police sources said. “Three people have been killed and six others have been wounded seriously,” a senior … read more
Nigeria: Robbers Kill Seven in Lagos Raid
Robbers Sunday launched multiple attacks on various targets in Lagos, leaving in their trail, deaths and sorrow. Seven persons, including three policemen, were shot dead in the raids on targets in Ojodu, Ikeja, Surulere and Agege, among others. Those who … read more
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
Tagged Agege, Ikeja, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Lagos State, Police officer, RRS, Surulere Lagos State, Toyota Camry
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Nigeria: Shootings, explosions rock Oko Prisons in Benin
SHOOTINGS and explosions reportedly rocked the medium security prisons at Oko, a suburb of Benin City, the Edo State capital, in the early hours of Sunday, in what appeared to be a jail-break operation. The attack was said to have … read more
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Benin City, Edo State, IndepthAfrica, Kano State, Oko, Police officer, Prison, reuters africa news, Sunday, Task force
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Nigeria: Residents flee Maiduguri over terrorists’ threat
SUSPECTED terrorists yesterday scaled up their attacks in Borno, Kaduna and Sokoto states. Five people, including a suicide bomber who carried out the first attack in Sokoto since the insurgency in the North began in 2009, died in the explosion. … read more
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
Tagged afria travel, Africa news, bokoharam, Borno State, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, MAIDUGURI, map africa, map of africa, Namadi Sambo, news, news in africa, Nigeria, North Africa, Police officer, Sokoto, South Africa, State Security Service, travel to africa, Tudun Wada, West Africa
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Hoodlums, OPC clash in Ibadan
Police launch manhunt for militant’s leader The Easter celebration turned bloody on Sunday at Ita-Faaji junction of Owode Apata, Ibadan, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, when members of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) clashed with some hoodlums. About 30 … read more
Posted in Nigeria
Tagged Africa news, African news, Easter, Ibadan, IndepthAfrica, Law, nation, Oodua Peoples Congress, Oyo State, Police officer, Sunday
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Gunmen attack cop, kill child, 6
Maiduguri – A local official says that gunmen suspected to be members of a radical Islamic sect opened fire at a policeman and his family, killing the policeman’s 6-year-old daughter. Yobe State police spokesperson Toyin Gbadegeshin said that the policeman’s … read more
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
Tagged Africa news, African news, Boko Haram, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Police officer, Potiskum, Yobe State
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Radical sect kills 7 in north Nigeria
Maiduguri – Suspected members of the Boko Haram radical Islamist sect have killed seven people in two separate attacks in Nigeria’s north, authorities said on Tuesday. Adamawa State police spokesperson Daniel Altine said attackers shot dead a policeman, a soldier … read more
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
Tagged Adamawa State, africa african news, Boko Haram, indepthafrica africa news, Islamism, Kano, Mubi, Nigeria, Police officer
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Gunmen kill 4 cops in north Nigeria
Gombe – Police say gunmen have attacked three banks and a police station in Nigeria’s northeast, killing four policemen. Gombe state deputy police chief Kabir Muhammad said on Thursday that the attacks occurred in a town about 140km from the … read more
Ghana national held with cocaine at airport in India
Just two weeks after the police arrested a Nigerian with 175 gm of cocaine, a 32-year-old native of Ghana was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport along with 200 gm of cocaine. This is one of the biggest … read more
Blast in Kenya refugee camp kills policeman
A suspected remote-controlled bomb in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex near the border with Somalia killed one police officer and seriously wounded two others on Monday, police and a private security company employee said. Several witnesses initially said three policemen had … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
Tagged Al-Qaeda, Dadaab, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Rescue Committee, Islamism, Kenya, Police officer, Somalia
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Blast in Kenya refugee camp kills 3
Garissa – An explosion on Monday in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex near the border with Somalia killed three police officers and destroyed their vehicle, two witnesses said. “I saw the bodies of three police officers that had been torn apart … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
Tagged Al-Qaeda, Dadaab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Police officer, Refugee camp, Somalia
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Eight Killed In US Hair Salon Shooting
Eight people have been killed and one is critically injured after a gunman opened fire in a packed hairdresser’s in California. The shooter reportedly had several weapons and was wearing body armour, although this has not been confirmed. Police said … read more
Posted in America, Global Issues, News
Tagged Beauty salon, California, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, los angeles, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Personal armor, Police officer, Seal Beach, Seal Beach California, Southern Africa, Traffic stop, West Africa
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Uniformed officer caught on Camera having sex with a woman on the hood of a car in Pictures
A uniformed police officer caught on CCTV having sex with a woman on the hood of a car while he was on duty won’t be charged with a crime. The bizarre scene, which was witnessed by a nearby chihuahua, was … read more
Posted in America, Global Issues
Tagged Closed-circuit television, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, New Mexico, New Mexico State Police, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Police officer, Santa Fe County New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexico, Sheriff, Southern Africa, Tim Johnson, West Africa
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Mother ‘shoots dead her two children, before going on rampage in her car
A young mother shot dead her two children before getting in her car and mowing down another man and his three-year-old boy, police said today.. Yokeia Smith, 25, was arrested in St Louis, Missouri, waving around a large shotgun after … read more
Posted in America, Global Issues
Tagged Bobby Cole, child, East St. Louis, East St. Louis Illinois, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, KMOV, Morrissey, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Police officer, Southern Africa, St. Louis Missouri, West Africa
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S.African Officer in sex video dismissed
The Department of Correctional Services has fired an officer who features in a scandalous sex video. Footage of the correctional officer having sex with a policewoman at a Krugersdorp prison hospital was published by the Sowetan newspaper on August 15. … read more
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged Corrections officer, Krugersdorp, Law, Law Enforcement, Police, Police officer, Sowetan, United States
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‘SlutWalk’ comes to S.Africa, where rape is crisis
Women draped sexy lingerie over their street clothes as they marched through Cape Town on Saturday, bringing an international campaign against the notion that a woman’s appearance can excuse attacks to a country where rape is seen as a national … read more
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Cape Town, Indecent assault, Police officer, Rape, sexy lingerie, South Africa, toronto
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SAfrica female cop’s sex video pain
The family of the female police officer at the centre of a row about explicit sex video pictures splashed in a daily newspaper is devastated at the disclosure. They fear that the woman may take her own life as the … read more
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Corrections officer, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kagiso, Krugersdorp, Nathi Mthethwa, North Africa, Pan African News, Police, Police officer, Sibling, Southern Africa, video, West Africa
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Nigeria police station stormed – 6 die
Kano – Authorities say gunmen stormed a police station in northwestern Nigeria and killed four police officers and two civilians, the same day robbers bombed another station after attacking a bank. The attacks came late on Monday night in the … read more
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, bank, Bauchi State, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kano, Monday Night Football, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, Police officer, Police station, Sokoto State, Southern Africa, West Africa
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South African uniformed officers having sex while on duty (Pictures)
A South African newspaper, Sowetan on Monday published a series of pictures of the two South African uniformed officers having sex while on duty. The officers were supposed to guard a suspect they had transported from a prison to a … read more
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cape Town, City Press, East Africa, Hospital, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, newspaper, North Africa, Pan African News, Police officer, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sowetan, West Africa
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