Last year, Nigerian police stumbled upon 64 girls aged 14 and younger, packed inside a refrigerated truck built to haul frozen fish.

Nigerian police took some initial heavy losses and then, with the army in support, counterattacked ruthlessly.

He has on several occasions been tortured by the Nigerian police and the military for standing up to his country's government.

The Nigerian police said they had arrested 4 people connected with the killings of 19 soldiers last month in the central state of Benue.

On 19 December, Nigerian police arrested 14 suspected terrorists in Kano.

The Nigerian police took special precautions to prevent this happening.

In 1975 he was again arrested by Nigerian police for slander and public abuse of political authorities.

Nigerian police in the region were lent to Shell, which financed the purchase of their weapons.

On a a recent visit here, this reporter was detained and questioned for six hours by the Nigerian police.

Nigerian police and customs officials declined to be interviewed.