Sometime in the early 2000s, at the cusp of Tafa Balogun’s glory as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), an oil magnate from a Southwest riverine area was arrested. He was travelling into the state capital from his riverine part of the country. It was at nocturne. The oil magnate, who moved like an Oba, was in a convoy of …

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 …

Tragedy has struck in Awka, the Anambra State capital, with a 10-year-old boy, who is a son of a serving police officer, accidentally shooting and killing his father, Inspector Okolie Amechi. The shocking domestic incident reportedly occurred on Saturday. In a statement on Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Tochukwu Ikenga said: ‘The incident occurred inside the family …

Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, commissions 31 new gunboats in Lagos to significantly enhance Nigeria’s maritime security operations and combat crime on waterways

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). …

A joint operation between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the National Police Agency of Japan has led to the arrest of 11 suspects involved in identity theft, romance scams, and computer-related fraud targeting Japanese victims. The crackdown followed a report received on 3 April 2024, detailing five cybercrime cases linked to 13 individuals operating from Nigeria. A statement on …

A couple of days ago, the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Office, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi, issued what appeared to be a strong disclaimer affirming the fact that the once notorious outfit of the force, the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) remained dissolved. Ordinarily, the statement which was actually a disclaimer to a widespread rumour (should one say speculations) that …

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has said that a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh is being interrogated at its Maitama Divisional headquarters. Ikwechegh, who represents Aba North and South Federal Constituency, was alleged to have assaulted an e-hailing driver, Mr. Stephen Abuwatseya. According to a trending video, the lawmaker slapped the driver when he requested …

A popular activist, Barrister Deji Adeyanju has confirmed that the singer and social media sensation, Darlington Okoye (well known as Speed Darlington), and said to be missing, is being detained by the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja. On his X handle on Tuesday, Adeyanju said that Speed DDarlington (also known as Akpi) was arrested in Lagos last Friday and subsequently transferred …

The Nigeria Police Force and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been called upon to immediately cease their “obstructive tactics” aimed at frustrating the Edo State candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last month’s governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, in his quest for legitimate access to Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) data used for the election. In statement …