Yuletide: IGP Egbetokun Orders Nationwide Deployment To Tackle Crimes
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday directed the immediate deployment of personnel to strategic locations, and key areas, and identified hotspots across the country to curb traffic and highway robberies, as well as other criminal activities. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement, saying the initiative aims to ensure […]
Cash Smuggling Scandal: Police Denies IGP’s Involvement, Suspend 4 Officers Over N43m Theft
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has expressed concern over recent allegations circulating in the media, suggesting that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, was shielding a cartel accused of smuggling suspicious new banknotes from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), categorically refuting the claims, condemning them as baseless and orchestrated attempts to tarnish […]
No Going Back On Withdrawal Of Mobile Police From VIPs, IGP Egbetokun Insists
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has dismissed reports of a possible reversal of the PMF reform policy to withdraw Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel from certain important personalities. A statement released by the spokesperson of the force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says the decision to withdraw the PMF personnel from escort and […]
May 29: IGP Warns Against Attempt To Truncate Inauguration
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has said that the May 29 inauguration date remains sacrosanct while giving out a warning to politicians and political parties. Giving the warning on Monday, May 15, the police chief said they’ve been working closely with the national intelligence community to stop any incident that will affect […]
Just In: Seun Kuti Arrested, Detained By Police Over Alleged Assault
Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, currently in police custody, has been handcuffed and taken to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, in Panti for further investigation and possible detention. This was disclosed in a video shared by Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, via his verified Twitter handle on […]
IGP Commends Woman Police Fighter
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has congratulated the Nigeria Police Force multi-dexterous Combat Athlete PC Juliet Ukah, following a successful Professional Training Tour fought and won against South Africa’s Crystal Van Wyk who until the bout was undefeated, in Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) 102. IGP Alkali Baba’s congratulatory message was contained in […]
FBI Indictment: No Formal Extradition Request For Abba Kyari, Says IGP
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, says he is yet to see or receive a formal extradition request for Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mr Abba Kyari following his indictment by a US Court. Kyari had earlier in the year been accused of being a conspirator in a 1.1-million-dollar fraud deal involving […]
IRT smashes syndicate that supplies dynamites to Cameroonian separatists
Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team ,IRT of the Nigeria Police Force have smashed a syndicate that specialized in illicit sales of explosives and ammunition to Cameroonians in the ongoing crisis between the separatists and Cameroonian government , arresting two suspected members of the syndicate. The arrest of the suspects : a Nigerian and Cameroonian, […]
