The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to stop the directive requiring vehicle owners to register and obtain a Central Motor Information System Certificate for a fee of not less than N6,000. NBA-SPIDEL questioned the legal basis for the Nigeria Police Force’s issuance of …

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decried the use of some pliable police officers by the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke to hunt, intimidate, humiliate, arrest and dehumanize the major opposition party members in the state. To this extent, many of the leading lights of the APC in the state have been invited and investigated …

The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, is intervening in the ongoing face-off between the Police Service Commission (PSC), and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). After concluding the recruitment exercise, the PSC on 4 June released the list of 10,000 successful applicants for constable and specialist cadre roles in the Nigeria Police Force. Eleven days later, the police rejected …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has expressed deep regrets over the passing of Deputy Inspector General Ibrahim Lamorde (rtd.), who he described as “a distinguished officer and an exemplary leader”. Born on 20 December1962 in Mubi, Adamawa State, Lamorde dedicated his life to public service and police, joining the Nigeria Police Force in 1986, according to a statement …

The House of Representatives yesterday urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to carry out a comprehensive mop-up of all arms, ammunition, AK-47 rifles, cutlasses, and other weapons in the possession of herders and individuals and to prohibit the public carrying of such arms and weapons. The House also asked the IGP, the Director General of Department of State Services …

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has reiterated its ban on the use of Point-of-Sale terminal machines, and other mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities across the country. The NPF said the ban followed public outcry on alleged “illegal and illicit transactions through ‘point-of-sale’ machine operators and connivance with certain police operatives”. This was contained in …

The Ebonyi State Police Command has presented cheques worth over N69 million to 41 beneficiaries, including next-of-kin to deceased police officers and injured personnel in the state. Commissioner of Police Augustina Ogbodo made the presentation on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday in Abakaliki. Ogbodo, represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Administration, Mohammed Mohammed, …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, presented N2.08 billion cheques to families of police officers who died in active service in the last five years. Presenting the cheques to 785 beneficiaries at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Egbetokun noted that no amount of money could equate to the lives of the deceased cops. The money is a …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has warned against the activities of fraudsters and individuals who may attempt to exploit the recruitment process of police constables in the general duty and specialist Cadres of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for personal gain. The commencement of the physical/credentials screening for applicants into the rank of Police Constables in the General …

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered Police formations and Commands to extract letter of retirement from Police officers who are due for retirement but have refused to leave the Service. According to a Police signal, which has gone viral online, the office of the IGP on Saturday directed Policemen who have attained 60 years of age or …