Ibrahim Idris, the inspector-general of police, has ordered the deployment of three units of police mobile force, high powered police investigation team and armoured personnel carriers to Kwara. Armed robbers attacked five commercial banks in Offa, Kwara on Thursday, killing 30 persons. Jimoh Moshood, force spokesman, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday said anti-robbery […]
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Ali Janga has been reinstated as the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, the state police command spokesman, ASP William Aya, has confirmed. Aya told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja on Thursday that Janga returned to office on April 3 on the order of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. He said that […]
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The Spokesman of the Nigerian Police Force, ACP Jimoh Moshood, has issued a statement to deny a comment credited to the inspector-general of police, Ibrahim Idris, wherein he said the last Dapchi Girl will be released by Sunday. Denying the statement, the ACP Moshood said the police boss was misquoted. Read the full statement: The […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has suspended by one month, the withdrawal of policemen attached to VIPs across the country. The suspension of the order, which was billed to be immediate, when announced on Monday, followed Idris’ meeting with the Commanders of Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) and Special Protection Unit […]
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The Inspector-General of Police ( I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all policemen attached to Very Important Personalities (VIPs), political and public office holders in the country. Idris gave the order at the monthly meeting with Commissioners of Police and above on Monday in Abuja. “A directive for the withdrawal of […]
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The presidency on Tuesday summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, for questioning over why he breached President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to relocate to Benue following the January 1 killings in the state. President Buhari received Idris in a private audience. And Idris left about 30 minutes after without speaking to pressmen. President Buhari […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari Monday said he was quite surprised to learn the Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris disregarded his instruction to relocate to Benue over multiple killings in the state. At a stakeholders meeting held during his condolence visit to the state, President Buhari was told the IGP did not spend 24 hours in Benue. […]
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Barely 24 hours after holding a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja, the inspector-general of police, Ibrahim-Idris, has ordered the deployment of additional investigative teams to Benue and Rivers state. Idris had told state house correspondents that the president asked the police to beef up security across the country. At […]
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An Abuja high court on Thursday granted an interim order restraining the leadership of the senate from investigating Ibrahim Idris, the inspector-general of police (IGP). Justice Abba-Bello Mohammed granted the application of an interim injunction pending the hearing of the substantive suit of breach of right to fair hearing by the senate leadership against the […]
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The inspector-general of police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has decided to honour the summons of the panel which the senate set up to probe some allegations levelled against him. Isah Misau, senator representing Bauchi central, had accused the number one police officer in the country of collecting money illegally from banks and oil firms. The IGP denied […]
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