By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq on Thursday pledged to provide adequate support and continuous interventions for the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in order to make them more effective in the discharge of...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Thursday announced the allocation of 259 houses to the officers and men of The Nigeria Police Force from the thousands of housing estate being constructed by the state government. Governor Zulum also announced the release of N110 million...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has commenced the enforcement of the ban on use of Spy number plates in the territory. The command’s spokesman, DSP Josephine Adeh, said in a statements on Thursday that the enforcement followed the directives given by The Inspector General of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba has banned the use of spy number plates by vehicle owners nationwide. The Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the ban became necessary in order to...
Thirteen political parties on Wednesday signed a peace accord toward peaceful conduct of the July 16 Osun governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the parties included the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Action Alliance (AA). Speaking at the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of police team to Osun, ahead of the July 16 governorship election in the state. The Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement that the team would be headed by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered security beef-up nationwide ahead of the 2022 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the IGP had directed Commissioners of Police (CPs),...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Police College Maiduguri on Wednesday passed out 1,087 General Duty Recruit Constables as part of Federal Government’s recruitment efforts to boost security in the state. Speaking during the Passing Out Parade (POP) which was held at The Maiduguri Police Training College, The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of adequate personnel and other operational assets of the Force ahead of June 18 Ekiti governorship election. The Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said a statement on Sunday in Abuja, that the...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Alkali, has presented cheques worth over N30.2 million to families of eight deceased policemen who lost their lives in active service. Zamfara Commissioner of Police, Mr Ayuba Elkanah, presented the cheques on behalf of the IGP, in Gusau on Wednesday.. Elkanah...
The Nigeria Police Force have arrested one of its officer for singing, dancing and brandishing a rifle in praise of a particular confraternity. Police spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the officer, Corporal Matthew Isaac, had been identified via a viral video of the “discreditable” activity. “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – No fewer than thirty-eight newly promoted police inspectors were decorated with their new ranks at the Conference hall of the Zone 6 Headquarters, Calabar. The Assistant Commissioners of Police ACP Ngozi Ezeabata (DFA) and ACP Ogunjide Joseph psc (ZDOPS) who decorated the officers on behalf...
Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, who was accused of assaulting his late wife has been paraded before his children and family members. The suspect was paraded after the Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen visited the force headquarters where he is being held....
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered all Commissioners of Police (CPs), Tactical Commanders and their supervising Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to boost security around schools and colleges. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Wednesday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba has confirmed the appointment of CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO). The Administrative Officer in the Force Public Relations Department, Mr Anjuguri Manzah, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has directed the immediate commencement of appropriate disciplinary measures against one ASP Babatunde Adebayo, who was caught in a video while smoking Indian hemp. The officer was seen in a photograph that circulated on the internet on Sunday. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has banned the use of unapproved uniforms or dress code by officers of The Nigeria Police Force on patrol. “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, FDC, has expressed dismay at the...
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has reminded the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba that Hijab does not protect female officers from AK-47 bullets. HURIWA, in a statement on Sunday, also faulted the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to gift $1 million to Afghanistan through...