IGP has ordered the immediate redeployment of 3 commissioners of police. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioner of Police in River State, Delta State, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This move is part of the strategic effort to enhance the…
The Nigeria Police has reacted to reports that President Bola Tinubu has extended the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. Truetells Nigeria reports that President Tinubu, according to a source who spoke with Daily Trust, extended the tenure of Egbetoku by three years. The IGP should retire on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Egbetokun,…
The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has appealed to Nigerians to desist from taking complaints against police officers to social media. The police chief made the appeal while speaking at a stakeholders meeting at the headquarters of the police command in Ibadan, Oyo stateon Tuesday, August 22. In his words…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, recently concluded a comprehensive tour of the state-of-the-art National Command and Control Centre (C4i) facility and the Nigeria Police Crime and Incidence Database Centre (NPCIDC) at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report….
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has summoned Police Strategic Commanders across the country to Abuja to deliberate on how to ensure political, non-political actors and other elements from taking advantage of the planned strike and protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Recall that President Bola Tinubu had in his inaugural speech declared that “fuel…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has commenced disciplinary action against the Commissioner of Police (CP) on duty in the last Adamawa governorship election, Mohammed Barde, over his role in the illegal declaration of a winner in the poll. Recall that the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari has written a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, denying claim of trying to scuttle a democratic process. In the four-page letter dated April 20, the suspended Adamawa REC claimed he acted in accordance with the powers conferred on him by…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent heads of the nation’s intelligence and security services to Sokoto and Katsina states in response to the recent attacks by bandit terrorists. Truetells Nigeria reports that this was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled ‘President Buhari Sends…
Abba Kyari has been cleared to resume work. The Deputy Commissioner of Police was placed on suspension and relieved from all police duties pending the outcome of an internal investigation into his alleged connection with fraudster Ramon Abbas, popularly known as “Hushpuppi”. Following the investigation, the Inspector General of Police lifted his suspension. A…
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday claimed that he is not aware of the request to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Baba stated this while addressing newsmen at the Ministerial briefing, organized by the Presidential Communication Team, at the State House, Abuja. There had been reports that the Federal…
