The Senate on Thursday said that the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris was holding on to a straw with regards to his refusal to honour the invitation of the upper legislative chamber. In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the senate, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, he said that the excuse given by the IGP […]
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The Nigerian National Assembly complex is flooded with fully masked and heavily armed security officers from different agencies ranging from the Departmental State Service (DSS), Civil Defence, to Nigerian Police, among others. The officials could be seen parading the entire complex as movements were restricted. It is believed that the heavy security presence is linked […]
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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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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris,has ordered the immediate removal of Kogi state Commissioner of Police, CP Ali Janga. The IGP asked the CP Esa Sunday Ogbu, Commissioner of Police, Federal Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja to immediately proceed and take over as the new Commissioner of Police of the State. The Police […]
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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 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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In order to forestall further killings, the Presidency on Wednesday evening announced that the Nigerian army has deployed special forces in Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa states. Over 100 people have been killed in the three states in the last one week. The killings have sparked a public outcry with Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, calling on […]
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it does not have power to discipline the erring Inspector-General of Police. A statement by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Media, Press and Public Relations officer of PSC, said that the commission would not compromise its constitutional mandate to appoint, promote and discipline Officers of the Nigeria Police Force. The Statement: […]
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The Senate has set up an eight-man ad hoc committee to investigate allegations of corruption brought against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, by a senator, Isah Misau (APC-Bauchi). The senate also mandated its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate Police allegations against Mr. Misau, and present its findings to […]
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has redeployed all junior and senior police officers currently serving in different formations along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway. Below is the full statement by Jimoh Moshood, the Nigeria Police spokesperson: To ensure total success of operations Absolute Sanity currently ongoing on Abuja-Kaduna Highway aimed at routing out gangs of kidnappers […]
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