Who leads the police as Inspector General from Tuesday? There is uncertainty at the Louis Edet House police headquarters in Abuja as a result of the silence from President Muhammadu Buhari and the seat of power – Aso Villa. The…
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Igbo Group Demands Appointment of New Police IG from South-east
The Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo General Assembly Worldwide has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a successor to the outgoing Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu, from any of the five states of the South-east geopolitical zone. The Igbo group…
New salary structure for police coming soon
INSPECTOR General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has said 18,360 community policing officers (CPOs) have been screened, vetted, recruited and trained. This was as the Acting Chairman of the National Salaries and Wages Commission (NSWC), Ekpo Nta, said a new…
BREAKING: How Hoodlums razed Igboho’s house, by Police
Hoodlums loaded in a bus and taxi razed the residence of Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, the Oyo State Police Command, has revealed. Oyo Police spokesman, Olugbenga Fadeyi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.…
FCT police operatives swoop on kidnappers hideouts, arrest 11 kidnappers
In continuation with its relentless effort to rid the Federal Capital Territory of kidnappers’ activities, the FCT Police Command has arrested eleven (11) suspected kidnappers operating along Kwaita-Kwali, Kuje, Bwari and Karshi axis. The arrest of the suspects by Police…
How police brutalised, teargased me during 2014 campaign, by Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has narrated his ordeal in the hands of some operatives of a police team during his 2014 governorship campaign in the state. The governor said he was allegedly brutalised and teargased by the police team,…
Return Looted Firearms Now, Police Warn Hoodlums
The committee set up by the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, to assess the level of damage to police formations during the #EndSARS protest has warned hoodlums who carted away firearms from 205 police stations in 17…
#EndSARS: Nigeria Police already reformed – Justice Minister Malami
Amidst the nationwide calls for police reform during and in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest, Nigeria’s chief law officer, Abubakar Malami, has argued that the police as an institution is already reformed and there is no basis for such…
Presidency worries over Police absence, as street violence escalates
The Presidency expressed concern last night when informed that policemen have still not returned to the streets despite violence engulfing most of the cities in the country. A Presidency source said the Inspector-General of Police was the right person to…
Police recruitment: IGP suspends entry requirements for applicants
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu on Monday ordered that entry requirements be waved for applicants into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police, The Nation learnt last night. The police yesterday kicked-off the screening of applicants for 10,000 slots…
