Authorities By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has warned against the misuse of police authority in civil disputes, particularly, matters of land ownership. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Egbetokun said police officers hadContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A 79-year-old woman, Colleen Yesufu, has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to order the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to withdraw police officers attached to private citizens. Yesufu, who told the court in a suit filed by her lawyer, Maxwell Opara, alsoContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal The Police Command in Ogun has raised concerns over a significant increase in reports of missing persons in the state. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta. She explained that the command had noticed an unprecedented rise inContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Dr Olukayode Egbetokun, said the Nigeria Police Force made remarkable achievements in 2024 in spite of challenges. Egbetokun said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening of his end of year conference with strategic police managers, consisting of officersContinue Reading
By Mohammad Tijjani The Kaduna State Police Command says it will leverage the emergence of a new executives of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) to combat the growing menace of cybercrimes in the state. The Commissioner of Police (CP), AIG Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this on Thursday in KadunaContinue Reading
By Nana Musa Ms Omolola Oloworaran, Acting Director-General of National Pension Commission (PenCom), has urged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), to remain with the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Oloworaran said this during a public hearing on a bill for an Act to establish Police Pension Board, in AbujaContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), has expressed concerns over proposals from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), to exit the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) to Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS). Mr Oguche Agudah, the Chief Executive Officer of PenOp, voiced the concern on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Nathan Nwakamma The Police Command in Bayelsa has warned blue economy saboteurs to avoid the state, saying it would use every legal means to protect Nigeria’s economic interest. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Francis Alonyenu, said this in Yenagoa during an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
Police, Centre collaborate to tackle juvenile crimes nationwideContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Department of Training and Development has forged partnership with International Alert, a Non-Governmental Organisation supporting peacebuilding to promote understanding and operationalisation of the Police Act 2020. Dr Paul Nyulaku-Bemshima, the Country Director of International Alert, made this known during a courtesy visitContinue Reading
