On Friday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun directed Nigerians intending to participate in the upcoming nationwide protest to submit their details to the Commissioners of Police in their states. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Egbetokun emphasized that while the right to peaceful assembly and protest is constitutionally protected, public …
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IG Suspends e-CMR Enforcement Scheduled For July 29
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 …
Read More »Senate President, Akpabio Gives Directives To IGP Egbetokun Over Corrupt Officers
SENATE President, Godswill Akpabio, has urged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, to weed out corrupt officers from the Force. Newsextra24 reports that Akpabio made the call during the first edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations Ceremony, which was held on Monday evening in Abuja. Akpabio also …
Read More »Five Policemen Missing As ASP’s Father Demands Whereabouts Of His Son
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, …
Read More »IGP To Set Up Special Squad Against Bandits In FCT
THE Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, is set to launch a Special Intervention Squad, SIS to arrest the recent surge in kidnapping, killing and other activities of the bloodthirsty bandits in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, The IGP said the special operations, when launched, would be deployed to all …
Read More »President Tinubu Approves Increase In Yearly Recruitment To Police
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the yearly recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, made this known on Friday during a one-day working visit to the Kwara State Police Command in Ilorin, Kwara State. Egbetokun stated that there is a need to …
Read More »JUST IN: IGP Orders Police Officers To Tender Retirement Letters
THE Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has frowned at the ‘latest trend’ in the Nigeria Police Force where officers due for retirement will refuse to leave the service, Naija News learnt. As per the information received by journalists, the police superintendent has instructed police formations and commands to procure retirement …
Read More »PHOTOS: Tunji Disu Assumes Office As Rivers CP
Newsexextra24 reports that Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun appointed Disu to ensure efficiency in the policing system across the state. The Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, announced this in a statement last Thursday.
Read More »Police Council Approves Kayode Egbetokun As Substantive IGP
THE National Police Service Council has confirmed the former acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as the substantive IGP and Head of the Nigeria Police Force. Briefing State House correspondents after the Council Meeting, the Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam, announced the confirmation of Kayode Egbetokun as the …
Read More »IGP, Kayode Egbetokun Reacts Over Otukpo Bank Robbery
INSPECTOR-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has strongly condemned the recent bloody bank robbery in Otukpo, Benue State, that resulted in the tragic loss of lives of police officers and innocent civilians. Egbetokun, in a statement he signed on Saturday, said the act of violence is an assault on the principles of …
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