President Bola Tinubu has formally sworn in Olatunji Disu as the new substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP), marking a new leadership chapter for the Nigeria Police Force. Disu took the oath of office on Wednesday shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential...
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Acting IGP Olatunji Disu has assumed duty as the 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police. He took over from IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun (Rtd), who served meritoriously as the 22nd Indigenous Inspector-General of Police from 19th June 2023 to 24th February 2026. The Acting Inspector-General of Police, born on 13th...
About 29 top police officers may be retired from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), following the appointment of Tunji Disu as an Acting Inspector-General of Police, NATIONAL ACCORD has learnt. In line with the tradition of appointments in the Nigeria Police, when a subordinate is appointed as IGP, the...
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...
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...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers and recovered toy pistols and illicit drugs during a security operation in Ibadan, following credible intelligence from members of the public. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ayanlade Olayinka, said the operation was carried out after...
Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller Dantawaye, as directed by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has redeployed and reshuffled Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) across the Federal Capital Territory ahead of the FCT Area Council Elections coming up on Saturday, 21st February, 2026. CP Dantawaye...
Labour Party has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun over what it described as the “complicity” of security operatives in the invasion and occupation of its National Secretariat in Utako, Abuja. In a statement signed by Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi, Deputy National Chairman of the party, the...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has received the Executive Governor of Taraba State, His Excellency, Dr. Agbu Kefas, on a courtesy visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja. This engagement underscores the ongoing commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to sustain professional institutional alliances aimed at...
Nigeria reaffirmed during the weeks its strategic commitment to defeating banditry, terrorism and strengthening national security through deeper collaboration with the United States, as the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, hosted a high-level U.S. delegation led by Allison Hooker, for a strategic security parley. The meeting, attended...
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,...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja said the directive to redeploy police officers working with VIPs, VVIPs and ministers was not negotiable, admonishing all ministers to ensure immediate compliance. Speaking at the opening of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House Council Chamber, the President...
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...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has stressed the need for united action in addressing the insecurity confronting Nigeria. He observed that the nation is facing deep and troubling security challenges, adding that Niger State is in the centre of the evolving threats. The IGP expressed concern over...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed deep concern over the abduction of 24 girls from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Are of Kebbi. Egbetokun, expressed the concern during a sympathy visit to Gov. Nasir Idris at Kebbi Government House, Birnin Kebbi on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country. Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties. The presidential directive was issued at the security meeting President Tinubu held on Sunday with the police,...