Sunday Ige, a former police corporal who was retrenched by the Nigeria Police Force after a ghastly accident rendered him bedridden, has sent out a passionate plea for assistance from the government and police authorities over the Federal Ministry of Housing’s plan to evict him from his apartment. Ige, a who is native of Idoani […]
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The Police command in Imo state on Monday has said it repelled an attack by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) who threw petrol bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices(IED) that fell on a transit camp and a vehicle, shooting sporadically. In a release, Mike Abattam, […]
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The Police commissioner of Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi has reiterated the warning on inappropriate dressing among officers. Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin conveyed his directive in a statement at the weekend. However, the Lagos Command enjoined residents to report sightings of operatives found on duty in mufti “for disciplinary actions”. Alabi told Area Commanders, Tactical […]
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has ordered the immediate implementation of the new salary structure for its Personnel. Alkali Usman Baba, the Inspector General of Police, who gave the directive, also approved the distribution of uniforms and other accoutrements to men of the NPF. The development may not be unconnected with reports earlier in the […]
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No fewer than three officers, including a divisional police officer (DPO), were killed on Tuesday, after some gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the Nasko Divisional Police Station in Magama town, Niger State. The DPO, identified as CSP Umar Mohammed Dakingari, was killed alongside two other policemen. A security source told PRNigeria that the bandits […]
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Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate evacuation of all impounded, accidented and unregistered exhibit vehicles from police stations across the country. The order is predicated on the incessant embarrassing and unprofessional manner in which these vehicles are stacked within police facilities, causing nuisance and disgusting sight at Police Stations. […]
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The Police in Katsina State have succeeded in neutralizing two terrorists while rescuing seven abducted victims in an attack on Malumfashi and Kankara Local Government Areas of the state. One AK-47 rifle, 82 cows, 70 sheep and a motorcycle were recovered from the well-armed hoodlums who attacked Fuloti and Gandu Karfi hamlets at about 8.30 […]
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The Police Service Commission (PSC), has suspended an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Sunday Ubua and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), James Bawa, who had both worked under the embattled Abba Kyari in the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). This was the content of a statement issued on Thursday by the […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has said it recruited 40, 000 police officers in the past four years in an effort to re-energize and improve the personnel of the force to tackle increasing security challenges in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari made it known in his remarks while declaring open a two-day retreat for Senior Police Officers […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has gotten a new Police commissioner. He is CP Alabi Abiodun Sylvester. This follows the deployment of Hakeem Odumosu to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Hakeem Odumosu was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police. Alabi’s deployment to Lagos was contained in a police wireless message dated […]
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