•Tinubu and IGP Egbetokun (seated right) President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties. The president gave the order during a security meeting with service chiefs including the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke; the Inspe...
A viral social media post by anti-cultism advocacy platform Naija Confra has triggered an official investigation by the Imo State Police Command. This is after the group accused some police officers in Owerri of belonging to the Vikings confraternity — one of Nigeria’s most notorious cult groups, reports Saturday PUNCH. In a statement released...
•Police officers being videoed during stop-and-search duty Past events and incidents of police brutality, coupled with daily technological advancement, have popularised the trend of videoing Police officers on duty, especially during stop-and-search. Recently, a video clip surfaced on social media, particularly X (formerly Twitter), showing an...
•Omoyele Sowore and IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance (CCSOGG) has described the invitation extended to police officers to protest by activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, as desperation, irresponsible and a threat to national security. The group, in a statement by its g...
•Troops are seen on motorcycles during a coordinated operation in Taraba State Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have announced the arrest of 18 serving soldiers and 15 police officers for allegedly selling arms to terrorists and other criminal elements. Addressing journalists in Maiduguri on the activities of troops in the North-East, the ...
•Policemen No fewer than two operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached with the Force Intelligence Department – Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) have sustained serious injuries following an attack on them by a mob. It was learnt that the officers were attacked at Okhuimwun Community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo Sta...
A viral video making the rounds online has shown officers of the Nigeria Police Force assaulting an unidentified young man. The video, shared by X user Somto Okonkwo who identifies as #General_Somto, shows the moment the victim is harassed and hit by uniformed personnel, reports The PUNCH. In response, the Police Complaint Response Unit (NPF-C...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has summoned the Provost of 1 Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) in Kaduna, DSP Aliyu Adejembi, and his team for questioning over a viral video showing them collecting cash handouts from Chinese nationals. The officers were reportedly on special duty with the Chinese businesspeople in...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun Police The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun’s order, countering the recent directive of the Police Service Commission, PSC, to officers who have attained 35 years in service or 60 years of age to proceed on retirement, has drawn the ire of senior retired officers, who kicked against the order. Meanwhile, Publ...
The Police Service Commission has ordered the immediate retirement of all senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above the age of 60. The directive follows controversy over the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun after he clocked 60 years, reports The Nation. The Police and […]
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