President Bola Tinubu, widely acknowledged for his keen political insight and talent for identifying skilled individuals for essential roles, maintained his reputation with the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Olatunji Disu as the Acting Inspector-General of Police. This decision followed the resignation of former IGP Kayode Egbetokun...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, following the submission of his letter citing pressing family considerations. President Tinubu received Mr Egbetokun’s resignation earlier today and expressed his profound appreciation for Egbetokun’s decades of distinguished service to the Nigeria Police...
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, COCSON, and the Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association in Nigeria, BAVCCA, on Friday, February 20, 2026, dismissed recent allegations against Commissioner of Police Ifeanyi Uche as sensational and unverified. Addressing journalists at a joint press conference, the groups described a...
Nigeria Police Force INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja has successfully repatriated the sum of twenty-three thousand United States Dollars ($23,000) recovered from an international romance scammer to the victim in The Cayman Islands. The repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance...
A Cameroon lawmaker, Manghe Romeo Etta, has dragged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to court over alleged fundamental rights abuse. Etta, is seeking N200m damages for violation of his fundamental rights. Etta a youth Senator representing Manyu Division at the National Assembly of te Republic of Cameroon According to...
Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) has uncovered and dismantled a sophisticated cyber-enabled fraud syndicate. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. CSP Hundeyin said the syndicate was responsible for the illegal diversion of a telecommunications company’s...
Zamfara State Police Command has carried out a successful operation which led to the arrest of a suspect in connection with unlawful possession of suspected explosive materials. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Gusau. DSP Abubakar said the operation was...
Police Service Commission (PSC) and Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have announce a two-week extension for the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 Constables. Head, Protocol and Public Affairs, Police Service Commission, Abuja, Torty Njoku Kalu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mr. KALU said the application portal...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has received the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Washington, Ms Maggie Nardi, and her delegation on a courtesy visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The delegation which comprised of Mr. Jacob...
Nigeria Police Force has foiled an attempted attack on the Obajana Operational Base, Kogi State, by suspected criminal elements and successfully arrested several suspects. The Police Public Relations Officer, Kogi State Command, CSP William Ovye Aya, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday in Lokoja. It would be...
Nigeria Police Force, Airport Police Command, in its sustained efforts to combat transnational crimes and prevent the use of Nigerian airports as escape routes for criminal elements, has arrested a notorious celebrity scam and romance fraud suspect responsible for defrauding multiple victims in the United States of America of...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of the newly promoted Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Mohammed Usaini Gumel and seventeen Commissioners of Police to strategic department, commands and formations across the nation. The IGP gave the directive in a statement issued by the Force spokesman,...
Nigeria Police Force has suspended the planned nationwide enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit policy following an interim court order restraining the action. The Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. The Force had announced on December 15, 2025, that it would...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has felicitated with Retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Cecilia Adebisi Ugowe, as she marks her 90th birthday anniversary, celebrating a life defined by service, courage, and enduring contributions to policing in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by the Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the strategic deployment of police personnel and operational assets across the country to ensure a safe, peaceful, and crime-free Christmas and New Year celebration. In line with the Force’s proactive security strategy for the festive season, the IGP has directed...
Nigeria Police Force has announced the resumption of full enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit policy, citing growing security concerns and the urgent need to protect lives and property across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who announced this in a statement issued on Monday,...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has declared open the 2025 Annual Conference of Police Public Relations Officers (PPROs) of the Nigeria Police Force, held at the Police Resource Centre, Abuja. In his keynote address on Monday, the IGP described the annual conference as “a strategic national engagement and...
Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have neutralised four armed militia members and recovered weapons during a rapid and coordinated response to renewed communal violence in Usmanu Village, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Umar Muhammed,...
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has commissioned 1,187 cadets of Regular Course 7 into the Nigeria Police Force as Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs). The colourful Passing Out Parade (POP) held at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, marked the successful completion of...
Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a viral document making the rounds online that claims officers attached to several VIPs have been ordered to immediately return to their base. The alleged memo, said to have come from the 50 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Abuja, turned out to be...