Tags: Nigeria Police Force

We Will Always Be On Our Toes to Ensure Public Safety – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has assured Nigerians of his readiness to always put officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force on their toes to ensure public safety across the country. The IGP made the assertion on Sunday while assessing the deployment of personnel along Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway and Abua-Jere-Kaduna road in…

FG Inaugurates Police Public Complaints Committee

The Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi has inaugurated the Police Public Complaints Committee (PPCC) as a permanent structure that will help to effectively nip in the bud civil unrests and serve as opportunities for Nigerians to channel their grievances on the misconduct of police personnel. He made this known during the inauguration…

Apapa Gridlock: Lagos, Others Reach Resolution On New E-Call Up System For Trucks Operations

In continuation of efforts to finding a solution to the maritime sector activities that have plagued Apapa and its environs with daily traffic gridlock, the Lagos State Government, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and Truck Transit Park (TTP) have reached a resolution on the strategy to be adopted for the new e-call…

IGP Set To Sue Sahara Reporters Over Report

The Inspector General of Police IGP M.A Adamu has directed his legal team to commence legal actions against Sahara Reporters over report that he paid over N2 billion for his tenure extension. The IGP was due to retire from the police on February 1, having spent the maximum 35 years in service but President Muhammadu…

Police Arrest Abductor, Killer Of Six-Year Old In Kogi

The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested the abductor and killer of a six year old girl, Farida Yahaya who was kidnapped at the Gabije Area of Kogi State on 2nd November, 2020. According to a statement released and signed by police spokesman, Frank Mba, the leader of the kidnap gang responsible for the…

Police Threaten To Shut Down New Afrika Shrine—Seun Kuti

Seun Kuti, the son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti has revealed that the Nigeria Police is threatening to close the African Shrine, Ikeja, for intending to host a programme to analyse the lessons and tasks arising from the recent #EndSARS protest. The singer had sent out flyers announcing a mass meeting tagged; #EndSARS Movement:…

SARS: Reps Announce 30-Day Plan To Tackle Police Brutality

The Speaker House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday during the plenary announced some of the plans by the House, aimed at tackling police brutality in the country. Gbajabiamila said over the next 30 days, the House will work with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), civil society and with Nigerians of good conscience to draft…