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...
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Nigeria Police Force (NPF) spokesman, Mr Muyiwa Adejobi, has said the security situation in Nigeria is getting better. “The security situation is getting better; I don’t agree that it is getting worse. It is improving,” Adejobi told newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday. He was in Ibadan for the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday said it has deployed personnel and placed them on red alert ahead of the Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 proposed protest by members of the organised labour. The Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said in a...
No fewer than 4,000 police officers across the country will converge in Ibadan for the 14th Biennial Police Games coming up from Feb. 24 to March 2 in Ibadan. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated this while addressing newsmen on preparation for the game...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Police operatives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), raided kidnappers camp and neutralised many in Mpape area of Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, that he camp was raided at about 2:40am on Feb....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Police Force says its has began investigation into the abduction of six sisters in Bwari Area Council of Abuja. This comes after one of the abducted sisters, identified as Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, was killed by the gunmen who are demanding N60 million ransom....
This Friday, African Independent Television (AIT) aired two opposing press statements of the Nigeria Police and the Army regarding the Netizens’ 2024 slogan, “No Gree for Anybody.” The Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi issued a warning, stating that the slogan might cause the nation’s law and order to collapse....
The Nigeria Police Force says its Cybercrime Centre acting on a petition at the instance of Hon and Doctor Mrs Seye Oladejo has arrested three persons in connection with a case of, cyberstalking, and threat to life. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi,...
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, said that the police has commenced special operation to tackle security challenges currently confronting Plateau State. He disclosed this when he paid a condolence visit to the state governor Caleb Mutfwang on Friday in Jos. Egbetokun said he had directed...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a thorough investigation into the Dec. 24 attack on some communities in Plateau. He also ordered the immediate deployment of additional personnel and material resources to assist the local police authority and other...
The Inspector General of Police (IG-P), Kayode Egbetokun, has said his administration has planned to double the manpower strength of the Police Force in the country. Egbetokun disclosed this on Friday during a one-day visit to the Kwara Command in Ilorin. He acknowledged the shortage of manpower...
Police Council has approved and confirmed the appointment of the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, as substantive IGP. Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen at the end of the council’s meeting held at the...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it would launch investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of 27-year old Afrobeat singer and songwriter, Promise Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, a.k.a Mohbad. Mohbad died in yet to be ascertained circumstances on Tuesday, September 12 and was buried in Ikorodu area of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of seven Deputy Inspectors-General (DIGs) and five Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to departments, Commands and formations. IGP Egbetokun’s approval is contained in a statement issued on...
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has called on the Federal Government to dedicate more funds to the Police and increase its annual personnel recruitment quota from 10,000 to 20,000. Egbetokun made the call on Wednesday at the ongoing Defence Week for the Senior Executive Course...
The Acting Inspector General of Police (IG-P), Kayode Egbetokun, has announced plans to establish a Special Intervention Squad (SIS) to deal with security threats in the country. Egbetokun disclosed this when he led the police force management team on courtesy call to Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Saturday...
The Acting Inspector General of Police (IG-P), Kayode Egbetokun, says promotion in the Police Force will henceforth be based on merit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Egbetokun stated this while addressing officers and men of the Kano State Police Command on Friday. He also said there would...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has approved the deployment of the two newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIG), Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma to departments. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said Mba...
The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the arrest of 12 illegal immigrants from Mali and Niger Republic. It also confirmed the arrest of 33 other suspected criminals. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Usaini-Gumel, made this known while addressing newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. The illegal immigrants consisted...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC), have arrested one Egenevowero Emefeke for engaging in a romancing scam to defraud an Australian National. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja....