The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has announced the arrest of 28 persons suspected to be masterminds of the killings in Yelwata, Benue State. He told  a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday that the police were on the heels of other suspects who participated in the Yelwata killings that led to the death of 47 persons. He …

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun and Speakers of state Houses of Assembly engaged in a clash of ideas on Monday over agitations for the creation of state police. They spoke at the constitutional review legislative dialogue on the national security architecture tagged: “Nigeria’s Peace and Security: The Constitutional Imperative”. The dialogue was organised by the House of Representatives Committee …

The military and the police have launched a joint, cross-border manhunt for the gunmen who killed around 200 villagers in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, last Friday night. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun arrived in Makurdi and Yelewata on Monday to coordinate the operation that would target …

President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State, and will rather travel to Benue State on Wednesday, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. Last Friday, ferocious marauders wreaked havoc in the state, killing scores and displacing hundreds of people. On Monday, Inspector General of Police …

There are strong indications that the Presidency is shopping for a replacement for the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. This is as five Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) retired statutorily last Saturday, according to THE SUPREME. They are: Bala Ciroma (North East),Dasuki Galadanchi (North West), Jonathan Toworu (South South), Ari Mohammed Ali (North Central). and Badru Banji Lawal (South West). …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has raised serious concerns about the unorganised distribution of palliatives and relief items in the country during this festive period. According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP described the trend as “worrisome” and “calls for urgent concerns to save the lives of citizens of this …

A new Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) has been appointed for the Zone 16 Command of the Nigerian Police with headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He is Adebola Ayinde Hamzat. In a statement in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Tuesday, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Emonena Gunn said the new appointment by the Inspector General of Police, …

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said on Wednesday that about 35,000 security personnel would be deployed to provide security cover for the 21 September governorship elections in Edo state. This is in addition to about 80,000 other security personnel drawn from other sister security agencies. At a stakeholders meeting in Benin, the state capital, Egbetokun disclosed that no …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the extension of the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, sources at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation have disclosed. The officials, who requested anonymity, told Daily Trust that the IGP’s tenure was extended by three years. They said the SGF, George Akume, gave the IGP …

The officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) excelled at the just concluded United States Special Programme for Embassy Augmentation Response (SPEAR) team mission at Amman, Jordan, according to a statement by the Force Public Relations Office, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi. According to a statement by Adejobi on Sunday, the training, which ran from 10th March to 3rd April 2024, …