•Governor Fubara and IGP Egbetokun Rivers State governor, Similanayi Fubara, has vowed to hold the Inspector- General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun responsible if there is breakdown of law and order in state. Fubara had reportedly stormed head office of the Rivers Independent National Electoral Commission (RISEC) in the early hours of today to p...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun With the September 21 Governorship Election in Edo State just days away, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun says quasi-security outfits won’t be allowed to intervene in election security in the South-South state. He stated this yesterday during the Edo Election Security Townhall, a programme organised ...
•Shi’ite procession The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, today, ordered operatives to track down and arrest the sponsors and killers of the policemen involved in the recent procession by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, commonly known as the Shi’ite. Yesterday, the Police reported that Shi’ite members attacked its personnel durin...
•Protesters Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has disclosed that some of the sponsors of the rioters who hijacked the planned peaceful protest against bad governance and hunger, flew out of the country on the eve of the protest before the police could apprehend them. “Before the protest, we had intelligence that some agents of [&he...
•Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun The police’s claim over non-use of ammunition on protesters took a new dimension today, when the Nigerian Army confirmed that one of its men killed a teenager in Zaria, Kaduna State. The #EndBadGovernance protest, which started on a peaceful note later degenerated into violence in different p...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, says a policeman was murdered while on duty during the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests yesterday. At a briefing in Abuja, the police boss said some of his men were also injured by hoodlums who disguised as protesters. Egbetokun said some police stations in the...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun (right) The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has directed police officers to ensure that proactive measures are in place to ensure that the planned protests do not turn into violent confrontations as Nigeria cannot afford to record any at this period. The IGP made this known on Wednesday while addressing...
•IGP Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed police top brass to protect intending participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest slated for August 1 to 10, 2024. This was contained in a letter by the IGP to the request of human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, reports Channels TV. Adegboruwa, a...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun Ahead of the planned nationwide protest slated to start August 1, police authorities are requesting the details of the demonstrators. While briefing journalists in Abuja today, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, specifically asked all groups planning to participate in the demonstrations to submit the...
•Tinubu As the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for August draws close, President Bola Tinubu today entered an emergency closed-door meeting with top traditional rulers, security top brass in his government and governors of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The high-delegation meeting was held at the State House i...

