Police clarify role in LG elections crisis
16 Oct
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Police clarify role in LG elections crisis

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Politics tamfitronics The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Egbetokun, has defended the role played by the Nigeria Police Force during the recent crisis in Rivers State.According to Politics Nigeria,the crisis which occurred before and after the election resulted in the loss of lives and property damage.Speaking at the IGP Conference with senior police officers on Monday, Egbetokun explained that the police acted professionally and in accordance with the law.“The crisis was avoidable, but we stood by the law,” he said. “We were preparing for the local government elections when a Federal High Court barred us from participating, only for a counter-order to come from another High Court.”Egbetokun revealed that the police withdrew from the election process following legal advice but later deployed personnel to maintain peace after receiving intelligence reports of planned violence.“We unsealed the...
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Police Are Responding To Fatal Crash At Waterloo Corner | Mirage News
15 Oct
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Police Are Responding To Fatal Crash At Waterloo Corner | Mirage News

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Major Crash officers are investigating a fatal crash at Waterloo Corner earlier this morning.Just after 12.15am on Tuesday 15 October, emergency services were called to the intersection of Port Wakefield Highway and McEvoy Road at Waterloo Corner after reports a concrete truck and a sedan collided.The driver of the white Lexus sedan, a 19-year-old woman from Buckland Park, sadly died at the scene.The driver of the truck was taken to hospital where he is being treated for minor injuries. He is assisting police with their investigations.The intersection was closed for about five hours whilst Major Crash officers examined the scene, but the road has since reopened.The woman's death is the 69th live lost on South Australian roads this year./Public Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) might be of the point-in-time nature,...
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Police investigate bomb threat at B.C. NDP party campaign office
14 Oct
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Police investigate bomb threat at B.C. NDP party campaign office

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Politics tamfitronics 'Violence has absolutely no place in our politics,' says Eby, who was not in the NDP office when the threat was receivedAuthor of the article:Published Oct 13, 2024 • 3 minute readB.C. NDP Leader David Eby and North Island NDP candidate Michele Babchuk arrive for a campaign stop in Campbell River, B.C., on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESSViolence should have no place in British Columbia politics, said New Democrat Leader David Eby as police investigated a bomb threat at a party campaign office on Vancouver Island.Eby said Saturday an NDP campaign office in Campbell River was temporarily evacuated Friday after receiving a bomb threat.Eby, who was campaigning Friday in the Vancouver Island city, said he was not in the NDP office when the threat was received.THIS CONTENT...
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