By Peter Okolie The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Imo, Mr Aboki Danjuma, on Monday, decorated the Commander, Anti-kidnapping Unit of the command, otherwise called Tiger Base, Oladimeji Adeyeyiwa, as an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decoration followed Adeyeyiwa’s recentContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has approved further extension of ‘’grace period’’ for the enforcement of tinted glass permit to Oct. 2. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He said the approval followedContinue Reading
By Joseph Edeh A former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, has denied plans to usurp the powers of the incumbent Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun. Okiro made the clarification in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Supreme Ibitomi, on Saturday in Abuja. “Our attentionContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie A Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), JB Daudu (SAN), has advocated for a higher minimum entry requirement for the Nigerian Police Force, suggesting a university degree or its equivalent. Daudu, who is the Coordinator of the Rule of Law Development Foundation, made the callContinue Reading
Deployment By Emmanuel Antswen The Commissioner, Benue Police Command, Mr Emenari Ifeanyi has ordered the deployment of all tactical commanders and DPOs to trouble areas in the State. This was contained in a press statement on Saturday signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene and madeContinue Reading
Police By Naomi Sharang The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed that the National Assembly is in the process of developing legal frameworks for the creation of state police. He said that the establishment of the state police will serve as part of measures to address insecurity inContinue Reading
Explosion By Deborah Akpede The Police Command in Lagos State says it has begun an investigation into the explosion that claimed the life of a scrap metal dealer in the Mushin area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin made this known in a statement on Sunday, inContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Mrs Oghogho Musa, wife of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has urged military and police personnel’s wives to engage in regular physical exercise to boost their mental and physical health. Musa, who is also the President, Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), made the callContinue Reading
Police By Christian Ogbonna Some Stakeholders in Ebonyi including the Police have expressed concern over the spate of jungle justice across states of the federation, urging citizens to desist from the act. They gave the advice on Thursday in Abakaliki at a Town hall meeting with relevant stakeholders in commemorationsContinue Reading
Community By Stanley Nwanosike The Police Command in Enugu State says no part of the state or community including Eha-Amufu has been invaded, under siege or its residents displaced recently. The Spokesman of the Command, SP. Daniel Ndukwe, on Wednesday in a statement in Enugu, said that the Command wasContinue Reading
