The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Wednesday, visited the Honourable Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam, CON, to discuss operational priorities, personnel welfare and infrastructure development. The engagement underscored the importance of sustained cooperation between the Ministry and the Nigeria Police Force in strengthening internal security....
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has advanced efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture through a proposed trilateral partnership involving Nigeria, the United States and Italy, targeting specialised training for up to 5,000 police personnel. The initiative, discussed during Disu’s working visit to Italy, focuses on improving...
The widow of late Inspector Ahmadu Babayo has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police over her husband’s death, alleging that he was unlawfully detained for 35 days and released in critical medical condition before he died. In the petition dated October 28, 2026, Mrs Fatima Ibrahim Jalo called for an...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Olatunji Disu, has proposed a 200 per cent increase in gratuity and improved pension benefits for retired police officers as part of ongoing efforts to reform the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and address long-standing welfare concerns. The proposal, which is currently before a Presidential...
Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has questioned comments by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, declaring victory for President Bola Tinubu before the 2027 election is held. In a post on X on Tuesday, Ibe argued that only the Independent...
The Presidential Working Group said on Thursday it would transmit the National Policing Bill to the National Assembly within two weeks. Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Working Group, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, stated this on Thursday while speaking to journalists after the steering committee...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday, 13th October 2026, attended the public presentation and launch of the book, _“The Origin of Police Women in Nigeria: The Story of the Pioneer Women Officers and My Journey in the Nigeria Police Force (1955–1996),”_ authored by Dame Stella...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday, 13th October 2026, paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Sir Siminalayi Fubara, at Government House, Port Harcourt. The visit marked a homecoming for the IGP, who previously served as Commissioner of Police in Rivers...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has declared open the Small Arms and Light Weapons Identification and Tracing (SALW-IT) Simulation Programme in Abuja. The five-day programme, running from 12th to 16th October 2026, is designed to strengthen participants’ capacity to identify, mark, register and trace small arms, light...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Friday paid a condolence visit to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal S.K. Aneke, over the tragic NAF 931 aircraft crash which claimed 25 lives. The Force spokesman, CSP Anietie Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the posting of new Police Public Relations Officers and Public Relations Liaison Officers to selected Commands and Formations of the Nigeria Police Force. The force spokesman, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has directed all Nigeria Police Force (NPF) commands and formations to fly their flags at half-mast in honour of 25 lives lost in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 931 aircraft accident in Ondo State. The directive followed the tragic crash of the NAF 931...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Shehu Umar Nadada, to Imo State to strengthen ongoing efforts to rescue prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road. The victims were kidnapped on...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, was today, 26th September 2026, honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the St. Gregory’s College Old Boys Association at a grand reception held in Lagos State. The IGP was honoured alongside the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM). The induction ceremony, held today, 24th September, 2026, at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, recognizes the IGP’s exemplary leadership, commitment to human resource...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has paid an operational visit to the Imo State Police Command Headquarters, Owerri, where he charged officers and men of the Command to deepen professionalism, strengthen community engagement and sustain intelligence-led policing in the protection of lives and property. The IGP was...
The sixth Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers (CARSPO 2026) concluded today, 23rd September 2026, in Owerri, Imo State, with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu,, charging senior officers to translate the knowledge and resolutions from the three-day retreat into practical action across Commands and Formations....
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has paid a condolence visit to Niger State following the death of thirty-seven (37) miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the early hours of the day. The suspects were reportedly arrested over alleged...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu has honoured retired Deputy Superintendent of Traffic (DST) Anifa Bello Abiodun with the IGP’s Award of Recognition and a cash reward for her outstanding service and dedication to the Nigeria Police Force. The award was presented on Thursday at the Force Headquarters...
Sokoto State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Hayatu Shaffa has presented cheques totaling ₦14,638,918.76 to the families and beneficiaries of late police officers who lost their lives in a Tove service to the nation. The presentation is part of the welfare initiatives of the Inspector-General of Police,...