TANZANIA STEPPING UP CRACKDOWN ON CRITICS AFTER RECENT POLLS, UN WARNS. (PHOTO).

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 Tanzania stepping up crackdown on critics after recent polls, UN warns Tanzania has stepped up its crackdown on opponents after contested elections in October that were marred by deadly violence, the United Nations warned Friday, AFP reported. Rights groups say more than 1,000 people were shot dead during three days of protests over elections on October 29 that the opposition and foreign observers describe as fraudulent. Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan retained the presidency with 98 percent of the vote, but the main opposition candidates were either jailed or disqualified. "The government has intensified a crackdown against opponents since the vote," UN human rights office spokesman Seif Magango told a press briefing in Geneva. "Reports indicate that since mid-November, dozens of individuals including academics, civil society actors and local political leaders have been detained, with several arrests allegedly carried out by unidentified armed personnel....

POLICE COMMENCE FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATION OF DEFILEMENT LEVELED AGAINST A SERVING POLICE OFFICER . (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 POLICE COMMENCE FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATION OF DEFILEMENT LEVELED AGAINST A SERVING POLICE OFFICER 



The Lagos State Police Command has placed under arrest one of its personnel accused of defiling a 17-year old girl. 


The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command,

CP Adegoke Fayoade, mni has, meanwhile, directed a full-scale and thorough investigation into the allegation. 


The Command assures the public that there is absolutely no attempt at a cover-up as such hideous acts are at variance with the code of conduct and professional ethics of the Nigeria Police Force. 


To this end, CP Fayoade once again assures Nigerians that the officer would be dealt with in accordance with police regulations and the law if found culpable.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, anipr, mipra

Police Public Relations Officer,

Lagos State Command,

Ikeja. 


July 14, 2024.

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