Inspector General Appoints Dolapo Badmos as UN Representative Police Force Deploys Dolapo Badmos to UN Headquarters Dolapo Badmos to Represent Nigeria at UN The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has officially appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dolapo Badmos as the Nigeria Police Force’s representative to the United Nations headquarters in New York. The … Read more
Police Rescues 13 Kidnapped Victims Police Arrest 5 Suspected Armed Robbers Police Recover Firearms, Ammunition In a concerted effort to combat kidnapping, armed robbery, and other forms of crime across Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force has intensified its strategies, leading to the successful rescue of 13 kidnapped victims and the arrest of several armed robbery … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a stern warning against unorganized distribution of palliatives and relief items in the country during this festive period. Egbetokun gave the warning while reacting to the recent stampede in Oyo, Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This was disclosed in a statement by the Public … Read more
A woman identified as Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu with death threat on social media, was on Friday, arraigned at a Federal High Court in Abuja. She was arraigned by the office of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, before Justice Emeka Nwite on a three-count charge. According to an online platform, DAILY … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a decisive directive to end the arbitrary arrest, detention, and phone searches of youths by police officers nationwide. He warned that erring officers and their supervisors would face severe sanctions. In a wireless message dated December 13, 2024, and sent to all state police commands, Egbetokun emphasized … Read more
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, has called on Nigerians not to resort to crime because of the hardship ravaging the country. Akume made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday at the fourth quarterly meeting organised by the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC. The SGF emphasized the urgent need to address … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed DIG Sylvester Abiodun Alabi as the coordinating officer for the Ondo Governorship Election, tasked with overseeing police security strategies to maintain law and order throughout the electoral period. Egbetokun also deployed AIG Bennett Igweh and CP Tunji Disu respectively to assist Alabi in the national assignment. EDITOR’S … Read more
Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has prohibited the Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun, and the Vigilante Corps from participating in the upcoming Ondo governorship election. The election, scheduled for November 16, 2024, will feature candidates from at least 17 political parties. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Force Spokesman, … Read more
A former Deputy Director in Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Yisa Usman, has filed a N12.5 million fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; Mabel Ishaku and others. Usman, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1518/2024 and filed by his lawyer, Oseini Bamigbaiye, sued I-G; AIG Zone 7; DCP Kabiru Shehu … Read more
The Rivers State House of Assembly has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to as a matter of urgency go after suspected political thugs, allegedly behind the burning of some Local Government Secretariats in the state. The Speaker of the House, Mr Victor Oko-Jumbo made the call on Monday during the plenary session … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has described the ‘outburst’ of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as shocking and unwarranted. Fubara had accused the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the entire Nigeria Police Force of serving the interest of an Abuja-based politician to scuttle the local government … Read more
Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State has vowed to hold the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun responsible if there is a breakdown of law and order in the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Fubara had stormed the head office of the Rivers Independent National Electoral Commission, RISEC, in the early hours of Friday … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed for water-tight security nationwide. This is to create a safe and conducive environment for citizens to celebrate the nation’s 64th independence. The IGP, in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Monday, ordered the deployment of adequate human and tactical resources to enable … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has assured Abuja residents of a secure and peaceful Independence Day celebration on October 1. In a statement issued on Monday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the police affirmed that adequate personnel and equipment have been strategically deployed across the capital ahead of Nigeria’s … Read more
The organizers of the #FearlessOctober1 protest have declared that neither the police, Department of State Services, nor the military will prevent them from proceeding with their planned demonstration. The group has also sent a letter to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, requesting security for the event, emphasizing that peaceful protest is a fundamental … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the restriction of all vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday during the governorship election in Edo state. This is contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobbi, on Friday. The IGP … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for collecting Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in Edo State from September 13 to September 15, 2024. The extension was confirmed in a statement issued by Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee. EDITOR’S PICKS Japan’s Next PM Vows … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has deployed 35,000 operatives of the Nigeria Police Force to Edo for the September 21 governorship election Egbetokun also said that 8,000 personnel from other security agencies had also been deployed. He made this disclosure at a stakeholder meeting organised by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday in … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has affirmed that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun will remain in office until 2027. Amid reports suggesting a tenure extension, a senior police source, who requested anonymity, clarified that there was no extension. Instead, the letter confirms that Egbetokun should serve the full four-year term as outlined in his original … Read more
Five days after the abduction of 20 medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, security forces are still searching the forest to rescue them. The students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students annual convention in Enugu last Thursday when they were kidnapped along the … Read more