Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi, AIG Dankombo F. Morris, to Plateau State on an operational assessment visit following recent attacks in Bokkos Local Government Area of the State. The IGP gave the directive...
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Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has directed all officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force to desist from unauthorised social media activities capable of undermining the integrity, professionalism, and public image of the Force. The IGP gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the appointment of CSP Anietie Okokon Edem Iniedu as the new Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force. CSP Anietie Iniedu is a seasoned police officer with extensive experience in public communication, operational policing, intelligence management, institutional...
Nigeria Police Force has joined the international community in commemorating the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, paying tribute to peacekeepers across the world for their courage, professionalism, sacrifice, and commitment to the promotion of global peace and security. In a message marking the commemoration on Wednesday, 17th June...
Actor and social commentator Ugezu J. Ugezu, was detained by the Nigeria Police Force following an investigation into an allegedly defamatory social media publication in which he claimed that international businessman and philanthropist Prince Daniel Kanu had been arrested, prosecuted and imprisoned in the early 2000s. The investigation was...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday, paid a working visit to Zamfara State where he joined officers, families, and members of the public at the Islamic funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) held in honour of three police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty....
Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have recorded a major operational success with the arrest of a suspected high-profile arms trafficker linked to an interstate illegal weapons network. The Army in a post via its X handle on Sunday, said the breakthrough followed credible intelligence on the movement of...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have reaffirmed commitments to strengthening inter-agency cooperation to address the security challenges in Nigeria and enhance national security and stability. The Comptroller-General of Customs, (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi, and the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Disu Olatunji, made the commitment at...
*Kidnap plot on another set of students foiled Notorious bandit kingpin, Ibrahim Bastuji and his fighters were on Wednesday ambushed by Nigerian security forces as they made to attack a school and residents of Iluke Bunu, Kabba Local Government Area of Kogi State. The bandits’ leader, Bastuji, was believed...
In a major breakthrough against kidnapping, the Kwara State Police Command has arrested seven suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered firearms during a series of intelligence-led operations conducted across parts of the State. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
Nigeria Police Force has announced the successful rescue of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were abducted on June 3, 2026, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, announced this in a statement issued on Sunday in...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced with profound sadness the passing of Assistant Inspector-General of Police Kanayo V. Uzuegbu, psc(+), on Friday, May 30, 2026. AIG Uzuegbu served the Nigeria Police Force for over three decades with distinction, professionalism, and dedication to public safety. A native of Umuaka Community,...
Nigeria Police Force has arrested a man identified as Ifechukwu Dennis for allegedly impersonating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through the use of a fake voice recording used to deceive unsuspecting members of the public. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the arrest in a post on X on Thursday, revealing...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has secured two landmark judgments at the Federal High Court, Abuja, strengthening the nation’s criminal jurisprudence and affirming law enforcement authority. On Tuesday, 14 May 2026, Hon. Justice Emeka Nwite granted a permanent forfeiture order on assets...
Police Service Commission (PSC) has disowned a fake police recruitment shortlist currently circulating on social media, warning applicants not to fall victim to fraudsters. The Commission said no shortlist of candidates for medical examinations has been released, stressing that the evaluation of the written examination is still ongoing. The...
Nigeria Police Force addresses the public regarding reports of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa and concerns about possible reprisal attacks on South African nationals, businesses, and interests in Nigeria. After the Joint Intelligence Board Meeting on 18 May 2026, chaired by the National Security Adviser, security and intelligence...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the promotion of 17,952 junior police officers across various ranks in the Nigeria Police Force as part of ongoing efforts to enhance personnel welfare, boost morale, and reward diligence, professionalism, and dedication to duty. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid,...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT), has arrested one John Cosmos Govi, over his involvement in a case of criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, administering suspected harmful substances, malicious damage to property, and theft involving the robbery of luxury items and valuables from a residence...
Nigeria Police Force has reacted to a viral video showing a police officer, identified as ASP Newton Isokpehi, allegedly threatening to shoot members of the public for recording him while on duty. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, the Force described the...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Thursday, 21st May 2026, attended the Election Stakeholders’ Meeting and Signing of the Peace Accord ahead of the forthcoming Ekiti State Governorship Election held in Ado-Ekiti, where he reaffirmed the readiness of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure a peaceful, secure,...