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SSS illegally detains victim for 14 months without trial, allegedly defies AGF’s order

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 29, 2020

FOR nearly 14 months, the State Security Service allegedly detained citizen Austin Ighodaro, illegally without recourse for the due judicial process. Ighodaro's wife, Mrs Helen Ighodaro told The ICIR that her husband was wrongly accused of…
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INVESTIGATION: With just N1000, I “smuggled” foreign rice from Benin Republic to Nigeria despite…

Editorial May 22, 2020

In August 2019, the Nigerian Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari declared a partial land border closure in order to halt the importation of food among other goods. The smuggling of rice - Nigeria’s staple food - remains business as…
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SAGAMU FOUR: Why justice might elude victims’ families

Ajibola AMZAT Apr 17, 2020

In February, four young men lost their lives in Sagamu, Ogun State. They are victims of brutality that has characterised operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigerian Police Force. The police authorities…
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Justice for Sale (III): N5,000 to ‘receive’ release order, N3,000 for visitation,…

Editorial Mar 16, 2020

Damilola BANJO AT every point in the Nigerian justice system, there is a corrupt government official ripping innocent Nigerians off and doing it so brazenly. The prison wardens, like the police and the judicial officers, also weave an…
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Justice for Sale (II) : Extortion, Injustice prevail in Lagos State Courts

Editorial Mar 13, 2020

By, Damilola BANJO VARIOUS corruption indexes have rated the Nigeria Police Force and the judiciary among the top five most corrupt institutions in Nigeria. The Transparency International TI) in its 10th edition of Global Corruption…
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Justice for sale (I): Inside the Lagos Anti-Cultism ‘illegal’ Detention Centre

Editorial Mar 3, 2020

By: Damilola BANJO A young man leapt out of the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Nigeria Police Force in Gbagada, Lagos, as his mother hurtled towards him. Emaciated, and having his face twisted by glaring discomfort, he had just broken loose…
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Confession of Yahoo Plus boys

Editorial Nov 8, 2019

IN their desperation to join the ranks of their compatriots who have been making millions of dollars out of online-scams, young Nigeria- based wannabe scammers known as ‘yahoo boys’ are resorting to the use of traditional charms and…
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UNDERCOVER: Bribery, Bail For Sale… Lagos Police Station Where Innocent Civilians Are Jailed And…

Editorial Oct 14, 2019

Investigative journalist ‘FISAYO SOYOMBO spent two weeks in detention — five days in a Police cell and eight as an inmate in Ikoyi Prison — to track corruption in Nigeria’s criminal justice system, beginning from the moment of…
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Pushed beyond borders: Rice, foreigners are easily smuggled into Nigeria when Immigration and…

'Kunle ADEBAJO Oct 11, 2019

With Nigeria’s porous borders and corrupt law enforcement officers, anyone can conveniently cross into and leave the country or smuggle in goods without having to answer questions or present relevant documents—until a border closure was…
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Pushed beyond borders: Why Nigeria’s worsening economy isn’t stopping young Beninese migrants from…

'Kunle ADEBAJO Oct 10, 2019

Though Nigeria’s economy is yet to fully recover from the 2015 recession, young Beninese immigrants seem not to mind. For them, any life away from the extreme hardship back at home has to be good enough. 'Kunle ADEBAJO reports. GYAUME…
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