The newly appointed inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun was on Tuesday decorated with the rank of IGP by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The decoration of Egbetokun took place at the presidential villa. Recall that on Monday, President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate retirement of all security chiefs — including former IGP Usman Baba. Profile of […]
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Senator Dino Melaye was arraigned on Tuesday, May 2, 2018 by the police in a chief magistrate’s court in Wuse Zone II district of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. His arraignment followed his discharge from the National Hospital, where the police had sequestered him since last week Tuesday. He was re-arrested after being granted N90million […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed three policemen for allegedly shooting at youths, a situation that resulted in the death of a youth on Ifelodun Street in the Amukoko area of the state during a scuffle. It was gathered that the policemen were on patrol in the area on Thursday when they sighted the […]
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The Nigerian Police Force(NPF) has gunned down the latest ranking by The International Police Association and the Institute for Economics and Peace, that puts it at the bottom of the world police formations. The 2016 World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI) credited to the two organisations, rated the Nigerian police the worst in the […]
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The police command in Benin has presented 10 cheques worth N12.8 million to families of 10 deceased officers. Abubakar Mohammed, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 5, made the donation on Wednesday. Emeka Iheanacho, the zone’s media officer, said that the money was from the Nigeria Police Group Life Assurance Claim Settlement […]
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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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The Lagos state command of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has dismissed three officers it found guilty of illegal arrest and extortion. The affected officers are Okelue Nkemeonye, Braimoh Sunday and Yusuf Olukoga. Abayomi Shogunle, an assistant commissioner of police, who disclosed this, encouraged members of the public to report the misconduct of police officers. […]
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The police said today that the arrested kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme George Onwuamadike alias Evans is still in their custody and has not vanished. The spokesman of Police Jimoh Moshood, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CPS), said Evans was safe and still under police watch. Moshood was denying a sensational story published today by a Nigerian […]
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met with Lawal Daura, Director-General of the Department for State Services (DSS), Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the federation (AGF), Babagan Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), were also part of the meeting, […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has deployed Special X-Squad Teams of the Force to begin the removal of illegal road blocks used for unlawful collection of revenue. The special team would start the dismantling of the road blocks with effect from April 17. A statement issued by the Force Spokesman, Mr. Jimoh Moshood […]
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