The police have apprehended eight suspects in connection with the brutal killing of six operatives in Delta State. The incident began in Ughelli, Delta State on 23rd February 2024 with officers on a fact-finding mission ambushed. On 26th February, other officers on a rescue mission were also ambushed, leading to the death of six policemen with six others still missing …

Following the abduction of school students in Kaduna State, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and his some senior officers undertook a visit to the state to assess the situation firsthand. During his visit, the IGP met with Governor Uba Sani and extended heartfelt sympathies to the people of the state, particularly the Kuriga community affected by this tragic …

Background In recent years, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has faced significant challenges in public perception, particularly among the youth demographic. This has been largely due to instances of alleged brutality, corruption, and a perceived lack of empathy towards citizens’ concerns. However, a recent incident in Lagos State presents an opportunity for the NPF to positively impact public perception through …

The family of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Osun State command has demanded the whereabouts of their Tolulope Abiodun Adebayo-Adeshile and four of his colleagues who have not been found since 12th February, this year. According to the father of ASP Adebayo-Adeshile, Mr. Adebayo Sheu Adeshile, his son, who serves in the state’s Criminal Investigative Department (CID) …

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 …

Precious Eze, owner of Precious Blog, the popular writer, blogger and content producer, was reportedly arrested at his Lagos residence by a Special Force from Abuja on Tuesday, 12th December at 1:24 am, according to his cousin who lives with him. He is said to have been whisked away from his Lagos base to Abuja, and held incommunicado. The operation …

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has revealed that the Nigeria Police Force does not have a service scheme. Egbetokun made this revelation while addressing police officers of the Kwara State Command on Friday. The Inspector-General was reacting to insinuations that those who joined the police as constables would not rise to the superintendent cadre. Egbetokun disclosed that as the …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) recorded a major breakthrough in the reported cybercrime perpetrated against Patricia Technologies with the arrest of one of the suspects, Wilfred Bonse, after a thorough investigation into the case by the Force’s National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC). Earlier this year, Patricia Technologies petitioned the Inspector General of Police to report the alleged theft following a reported …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said that 15 Commissioners of Police, 29 Deputy Commissioners of Police, and 40 Assistant Commissioners of Police have been deployed to oversee this weekend’s governorship election in Imo State. This was as the police said, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) lacked the constitutional power to halt the poll. Also, the Federal Road Safety Corps …

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) said on Tuesday night that it deployed its personnel to the headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Works (NURTW) in Abuja to forestall a factional clash by the group, thereby preventing a breakdown of law and order. Spokesperson of the FCT Command, Superintendent Josephine Adeh made this known in a statement titled ‘Police …