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Hijab For Female Police Officers Unconstitutional, Act To Islamize Nigeria – Ex-DIG

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4 years ago

March 9, 2022

A retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG, Parry Osayende has condemnd the approval of hijab for female police officers by the Inspector General of Police,Usman Baba Alkali.

He added that approval of hijab for female police officer is delibrate plan by government of the day to Islamize Nigeria, warningthat such a move is dangerous and a breach of the Constitution.

Recall that IGP, Usman Baba Alkali, last week approved a new dress code allowing hijab for female officers in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

The new dress code also allows female officers to wear stud earrings under their berets or peak caps while in uniform.

Osayende, in a press briefing in Benin City, Edo State on Wednesday described the newly approved uniform code for female police officers in the country as illegal and unconstitutional.

He said, “Though the 1999 consitution was super imposed on Nigerians, the same does not give the IGP the Constitutional rights to wake-up one morning and say that Baba (Buhari) has approved the use of hijab, which is a Muslim mode of dressing for the Nigerian Police. This is not Benin police, Yoruba police or Muslim police, but the Nigerian Police.

“The Constitution of Nigeria is the highest law of the land, and the Constitution says that if any other law is at variance with the Constitution, that law will be null and void.

“There is a part of the Constitution that established Nigerian Police Council, which has the president of Nigeria as the chairman, it has the chairman of the Police Service Commission as a member and the thirty six states governors are also members. They are the only ones that have the Constitutional right to approve dressing code for the Nigerian Police”

“The use of hijab is a breach of the Constitution of the country and if you are a governor and breached the Constitution of the land, it is impeachment; if you are a president it is impeachment.

“If the Attorney General does not know his right, somebody has to teach him. The IGP has no power to utter a button in police uniform.”

He said the police is underpaid, underfunded and needed attention from the government.

“Nigeria has about 774 local government areas and we don’t have up to eight hundred vehicles for the police to cover the local governments, how do you expect them to do well.” He qurried

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Indian Court Denies Bail To Nigerian Man Over Drug Charges

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3 hours ago

May 28, 2026

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A court in India has denied bail to a 44-year-old Nigerian national, Cristian Soporuchukwu, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in the country.

Cristian Soporuchukwu initially entered India on a business visa but was later arrested over allegations of involvement in the sale of hard drugs.

Reports indicated that after arriving in India, Soporuchukwu travelled through Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai, where he allegedly established links with suspected drug traffickers.

He was accused of purchasing MDMA crystals and distributing them to college students and information technology workers.

According to reports, operatives of the Beguru Police arrested Cristian Soporuchukwu in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around Begur Lake and the AECS Layout Road area.

The New Indian Express reported that the High Court of Karnataka subsequently dismissed the Nigerian’s bail application.

“The anti-narcotics wing seized about 1 kg of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing machine, 10 zip-lock covers, a mobile phone and a scooter from him,” the report stated.

Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail application, reportedly held that errors relating to the grounds of arrest could not automatically justify bail in serious narcotics-related offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS, Act.

The court further noted that Cristian Soporuchukwu had allegedly overstayed his visa in India, according to the report.

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Strait Of Hormuz: US Announces Sanctions Against Iran

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3 hours ago

May 28, 2026

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The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying the fees, saying they may be providing support to and receiving services from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may be exposed to sanctions risk.

“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash.

“Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions,” Bessent said.

Bessent added that the US has succeeded in disrupting tens of billions of dollars’ worth of revenue from being accessible to Tehran.

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US Launches New Airstrikes On Iran

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May 28, 2026

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The United States has launched new airstrikes in southern Iran.

The strike shot down four one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and then a ground control site.

A US official revealed that American forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

The official described the strikes as purely defensive, saying the US intended to maintain the ceasefire.

Report says this is the second time in three days that the US has carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets in southern Iran.

Recall that on Monday the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian missile locations and boats that US Central Command said were preparing to launch mines in the Strait of Hormuz.