The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has approved the appointment of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Anietie Okokon Edem Iniedu as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) of the Nigeria Police Force. Iniedu takes over from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Anthony Okon Placid, who has been redeployed …
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THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has condemned alleged extortions by some police officers in the country, especially the case involving the officers of the Zone 16 Zonal Headquarters in the Yenagoa area of Bayelsa State, identified as ASP Emmanuel Ubong, Inspector Nse Okon, Inspector Adiewere Collins, and Inspector …
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Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has got an extension of his tenure of office. The extension is in line with the amended Nigeria Police Act, 2020 (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which has increased the service years of police personnel from 35 years to 40 years of service, and from 60 …
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THE race to succeed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has intensified as his retirement inches closer to effectuation. Egbetokun, appointed on June 19, last year, is due to bow out of service on September 4 when he will turn 60. However, there is uncertainty over whether he will …
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THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has invited human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa to a meeting in Abuja. Adegboruwa had written to the police boss to provide police protection for protesters. The IGP, in his response letter dated July 29, 2024, directed senior police officers to attend to …
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THE Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered an immediate suspension of the July 29 plan to commence the enforcement of the e-Central Motor Registry (e-CMR). The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adejobi said the suspension …
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The ongoing face-off between the Police Service Commission, PSC, and the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, over the recently conducted recruitment exercise for constables into the Force on Wednesday took another dimension as the workers of the Commission under the umbrella of “Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission” called …
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THE Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, on Saturday approved the posting of dedicated Police Public Relations Officers, PPROs and Deputy Public Relations Officer at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. This was confirmed in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The statement said these appointments were …
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The family of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Osun State Police command has demanded the whereabouts of Tolulope Abiodun Adebayo-Adeshile and four of his colleagues who have not been found since February 12. According to the father of ASP Adebayo-Adeshile, Mr. Adebayo Sheu Adeshile, his son, …
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Drag themselves to police over sharing formula. From Ben Dunno, Warri THE Inspector General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun, release of a total sum of N89m alongside other valuables earlier seized by Rivers state Police Command from a victim, Mr. Atubi Davidson, has caused sharp division in the ranks of human …
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