Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja on Thursday discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and his two brothers in a 23-count charge filed against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Delivering judgment on March 5,...
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Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has convened his inaugural Conference with Senior Police Officers at the Peacekeeping Conference Centre, Force Headquarters, Abuja, bringing together Strategic Managers of the Nigeria Police Force for high-level deliberations on institutional priorities and national security imperatives. The Conference, which marks the first...
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...
Nigeria Police Council on Monday unanimously ratified the appointment of Olatunji Disu as the Inspector-General of Police, paving the way for his swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the ceremony would take place during the Federal Executive Council meeting, scheduled...
Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Olatunji Disu, has reassured all Nigerians of the unwavering commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to the protection of lives, property, and national peace, in light of evolving geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and their potential global implications. This is contained in a...
Oyo State Police Command has recorded a major success in its ongoing fight against armed robbery, following the arrest of suspected members of a five-man robbery gang operating in Ibadan. The breakthrough came after credible intelligence revealed that a resident, Ezekiel Inije, was attacked and robbed at gunpoint along...
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...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday at the State House, charged the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to restore peace and strengthen security nationwide. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, issued this directive at the decoration of Disu as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, following...
The Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association in Nigeria (BAVCCA) has congratulated Olatunji Disu on his appointment as the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), describing the development as well-deserved and timely. In a statement signed by its National President, Ikechukwu Chukwunyere, and issued in Abuja, the association praised...
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...
Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced that physical and credential screening for candidates seeking recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force as Constables would commence on 9th March 2026 and run through 18th April 2026 across the country. A statement issued by the commission’s spokesman, Torty Njoku Kalu, on Wednesday...
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...
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...