President Muhammadu Buhari today presided over a security council meeting at the presidential villa. The council is the executive organ responsible for national security decisions. Those in attendance include: the national security adviser, service chiefs, and the inspector-general of police. The meeting is the first such meeting presided over by the president since he returned […]
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Worried by recent attacks that left scores dead and several others injured in Zaki Biam, Benue State, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has deployed a Special Tactical Force to restore order. A statement issued by Mr Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations Officer, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the special tactical force […]
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The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, says the force will establish special tracking units in Lagos and Port-Harcourt to check kidnapping and other crimes. Idris made this known when he was interacting with civil society groups and crime reporters in Lagos on Friday. He noted that kidnapping was becoming more serious than other […]
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The police on Monday sealed the troubled Ondo State House of Assembly over leadership crisis. Mr. Malachi Coker, the Acting Speaker of the House told newsmen in Akure that the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, ordered indefinite closure. The Assembly, had on Friday, Jan. 27, impeached the Speaker, Ms Jumoke Akindele, and other […]
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Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, has appointed CSP Jimoh Olohundare Moshood as the substantive Force Public Relations Officer. He takes over from Ag. CP. Don N. Awunah fsi who has since been posted as Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command. CSP Moshood hails from Ilorin in Ilorin South LGA of Kwara State. He […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Police on Saturday said it would establish a mobile police base in Kafanchan to address security problems in Southern part of Kaduna State. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, announced this to news men during a fact finding visit to the trouble area. “ From the discussion I had with Kaduna […]
Continue ReadingDuring a courtesy call on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim K. Idris, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, by the President, Coalition of Civil Society Group, Mr. Etuk Bassey Williams JP and members, concerns were raised over the current security situation of the country and the need for the police to do more to safeguard […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday vowed that his administration would deploy its arsenal to ensure that militants and vandals threatening the peace of the state are flushed out once and for all. Governor Ambode spoke when he received the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Kpotun Ibrahim, who was on a courtesy […]
Continue ReadingThe acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, speaking with reporters in Abuja on Sunday, alleged that Solomon Arase, his predecessor, went away with 24 police vehicles – including an armoured BMW 7 series. Idris said the seven deputy inspectors-general of police (DIGs), who retired with Arase, also took away between seven and eight cars […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as acting inspector-general of police. Mr Idris succeeds Solomon Arase, who retired on Tuesday after clocking the mandatory age of 60 years. The acting IG has served in various commands and formations in the police, working in the mobile force for 17 years as […]
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