US police officer shoots dead wheelchair-bound shoplifter
Los Angeles – A US policeman shot and killed a wheelchair-bound shoplifter, hitting him nine times in the back and... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Lagos gov’t rejects report of ‘massacre’ of #EndSARS protesters
Lagos – Local state authorities in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, have rejected a judicial inquiry’s report that concluded a massacre... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Sudan PM sacks police chiefs after post-coup violence
Khartoum – Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Saturday he has replaced Sudan’s police chiefs after more than 40 people... Read more
28 Nov, 2021
At least nine police officers killed in Burkina Faso attack
Ouagadougou – At least nine police officers were killed in a weekend attack in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said... Read more
23 Nov, 2021
Australian police arrest man over missing campers
Melbourne – Australian police were questioning a man on Tuesday over the disappearance of two campers who vanished from their... Read more
23 Nov, 2021
Ivory Coast probes rape claims against security forces
Abidjan – Ivory Coast is probing claims its security forces raped five women during a crackdown on illegal gold mining... Read more
20 Nov, 2021
Nigeria security forces ‘killed’ #EndSARS protesters, says report
Lagos – A preliminary report by a commission probing the deaths of Nigerian protesters last year has found the... Read more
17 Nov, 2021
Lagos panel on protest crackdown submits report
Lagos – A judicial panel probing a bloody crackdown on protesters against police brutality last year in Nigeria’s economic hub... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Kenya police convicted over death of British aristocrat’s son
Mombasa – A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced four police officers to prison for manslaughter over the death of... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Still no justice for survivors from Nigeria crackdown, says rights body
Abuja – One year after Nigerian security forces violently suppressed protests in Lagos, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
