The father of Bashir Hadejia, who was allegedly unlawfully detained on the directive of Defence Minister of State Bello Matawalle, has expressed grave concerns for the safety of his family. In a press statement obtained by PRNigeria, Alhaji Umar Hadejia revealed that the Inspector General of Police had unlawfully...
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Edo State House of Assembly on Thursday faulted the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the suspension of the Edo State Security Network (ESSN). The Majority Leader of the House, Charity Aiguobarueghian, said that the security network was established in line with the constitution of the Federal Republic of...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday assured stakeholders in Edo of the commission’s readiness for the Sept. 21 governorship election. Yakubu told the stakeholders in Benin to cooperate with the commission to ensure credible election. Yakubu noted that the meeting was a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has said that 35000 police personnel to be complemented by another 8000 personnel from other security agencies would be deployed in the Edo state governorship election. Disclosing this on Wednesday at the stakeholders meeting in Benin...
The Nigeria Police Force said it has detained 97 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), known as the Shi’ite group, for prosecution, following the clash with the group in Abuja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the clash resulted in the death...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olukayode Egbetokun, has charged the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) to deal decisively with criminals. The I-G specifically directed the SIS to deal decisively with terrorists, bandits and other violent groups threatening the peace and unity of the country. Egbetokun gave the directive on Monday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the rescue of the 20 medical students who were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State. IGP Egbetokun, who gave the directive in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi on Saturday in...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun has pledged to protect rights, promote welfare and provide opportunities for the growth and development of Nigerian youths. Egbetokun made the pledge during the Nigeria Police Force Youth Conference organised to mark the 2024 International Youth Day on Monday in...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun says intelligence available to the Nigeria Police revealed that the Aug. 1 planned protest is targeted at unleashing mayhem in the country. This is contained in statement personally signed by Egbetokun on Thursday in Abuja. He said the mayhem was...
Organisers of the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest slated for August have rejected a proposal by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun for confined protests. At a meeting with the organisers on Tuesday, the IGP suggested confined protests in identified locations and advised against street rallies. “It...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed police top brass to protect intending participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest slated for August 1 to 10, 2024. This was contained in a letter by the IGP to the request of human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa. Adegboruwa,...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun has issued guidelines for the Aug. 1 planned nationwide protest by some Nigerians. Egbetokun issued the guidelines while addressing newsmen on Friday in Abuja. He said that protesters must provide details of their proposed route, assembling point; duration of the protest;...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has said the Nigeria Police would respond to the Aug. 1 planned protest by some Nigerians, “in a most professional manner.” Egbetokun said this on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with Strategic Police Managers, consisting of officers from the...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, and the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, have denied suggestions that their personnel provide security for illegal miners in the country. The duo made the denial at a public hearing convened by the House of Representatives Committee...
The House of Representatives has waded into the face-off between the Police Services Commission (PSC) and the Inspector General of Police over recruitment into the force. This followed the adoption of a motion on urgent public importance by Rep. Mitema Obordor (PDP -Bayelsa) during plenary in Abuja. The...
A group of legal practitioners, under the aegis of Lawyers of Conscience, on Wednesday, threatened to sue the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over alleged incessant harassment of their colleague, Mr Victor Giwa. The lawyers, who called on the I-G to call his men to order, also...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of human and operational assets to ensure responsive policing ahead of the 2024 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He...
PBy EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has successfully dismantled a cartel dealing in jewellery worth billions of Naira obtained from armed robbery operations in Abuja and its environs. The Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Adejobi said on...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Nigeria, Kayode Egbetokun, has mourned the death of a retired CP, Jatau Anga, who died last week Tuesday. Recalled that the retired CP, JS Anga, who hailed from Nasarawa State, died after a protracted illness at...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun, has said the Nigeria Police Force will soon establish a full drone system to tackle the nation’s security challenges adequately. Egbetokun said this while delivering the first distinguished Personality Lecture, organised by the TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Studies (TCEMS),...