Tag: Nigeria Police Force
DIG Frank Mba, others retire as seven AIGs set for promotion
Senior police officer Frank Mba and several other Deputy Inspectors-General of Police are set to retire from the Nigeria Police…
JAIZ bank drags Lagos businessman to court for using police as debt recovery agent
Suleiman Ijaoba avers further that Police officers are now acting as debt recovery agents and that the allegation of Paul…
Police smashes ₦7.7bn Telecom Fraud Syndicate, arrest six, recover assets
The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a large-scale cyber-enabled fraud involving the illegal diversion of telecommunications airtime and data resources,…
400,000 Nigerians apply for 50,000 Police Constable jobs, deadline extended
The Police Service Commission (PSC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has extended the deadline for the ongoing…
Insecurity: Nigeria Police, U.S. INL review strategic partnership
During the meeting, Ms. Nardi reaffirmed the INL’s commitment to supporting the Nigeria Police Force through expanded specialized training programmes…
Kaduna church abductions: Police make U-turn, deploy tactical units for rescue operation
Hundeyin said the confusion over the incident was created by some individuals from the affected local government area who disputed…
PDP crisis: Judge slams Turaki’s faction lawyer for distortion of facts
The development occurred shortly after the case was called for hearing before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik.
Shake-up in Police as Egbetokun deploys new promoted DIG, 17 CPs
Giving details of the deployments, Hundeyin said DIG Gumel has been deployed to man the Force Intelligence Department (FID), while…
Police obey court order, back down on tinted glass permit enforcement
Hundeyin said the postponement followed an interim order of court issued on 17th December 2025, restraining the Force from proceeding…
Bandit kingpin flaunting cash in viral video, one other in police net
During the operation, police operatives recovered one brand new Honda Ace 125 motorcycle valued at N1,850,000.00, which waspurchased with proceeds…
Police nab 22 suspects, recover vehicles, others in nationwide crackdown on criminals
Giving breakdown of the operations, Hundeyin said the STS operatives intercepted a J5 vehicle conveying 13 brand-new motorcycles, alongside weapons…
Police smash gunrunners, other notorious suspects
Police said seven AK-47 rifles, three pump-action rifles, two single-barrel guns, two beretta pistols, four locally-made fabricated revolver rifles and…
No more VIP Escorts: Police enforce Tinubu’s nationwide directive
According to the statement, the enforcement team began its operations around 10:00 a.m. on 6 December 2025, inspecting strategic areas…
Tragedy in Bauchi: Police patrol ambushed, two officers dead
According to Hundeyin, the security team had embarked on a routine confidence-building operation when they were ambushed.
Police react to alleged fraud by Egbetokun in Academy admission
The Police added that while well-meaning Nigerians, leaders, or institutions may recommend candidates for consideration, as is customary in any…
AIG Nkechi Eze: 7 key facts about pioneer director of Force Medical Services
the appointment of Nkechi Eze was in furtherance of reforms and bid for enhanced welfare for police personnel by the…
45,000 police, 10,250 NSCDC personnel – Massive security for Anambra election unfolds
Based on the resolution of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES), the NSCDC alongside other security agencies on…
Police break silence on fresh arrest of Sowore
“The story that he was arrested on a fresh charge and ‘whisked away to Kuje Prison to be arraigned on…
Shock as Police declare 24 foreign cybercrime suspects missing
They were apprehended in their residence at Plot 1906, Cadestral Zone 807, Katampe District of Abuja, where they were said…
Police smash petrol smuggling syndicate in Sokoto, Katsina
The statement also quoted the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun as commending the officers who intercepted the Jerry…
Court orders suspension of Police tinted glass permit enforcement
The Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to…
Police nab 4,383 suspects for serious offences- Egbetokun
Egbetokun said this while highlighting the Force’s operational achievements over the last two months at a Strategic Police Officers’ Conference…
Kidnap gang falls as Police recover cache of arms, ₦6.9 million loot in Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa
“A search conducted on the vehicle led to the recovery of a G3 rifle. Upon further search at the station,…
IGP orders probe into KWAM 1 over Abuja Airport flight drama
According to reports, KWAM 1 attempted to board with a flask containing an unidentified liquid, later identified as alcohol, in…
Police speak on tinted glass permit deadline extension
In a statement released on Monday, the Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi said that more vehicle owners have been applying…
Police: Sowore faces forgery, cyberstalking charges, no torture in Custody
On allegations of torture, the Force declared: “Equally false and grossly misleading is the narrative suggesting that Mr. Sowore was…
Sowore freed after Police detention sparks nationwide outcry
The detention began on Wednesday, August 6, when Sowore honoured a police invitation from the Inspector General of Police (IGP)…
Police breaks silence: Why Sowore is still being detained
According to Shogunle, two separate petitions were lodged against him, which involved the alleged forgery of a police document which…
“Stop lobbying IGP, PSC for promotion,” Police warn officers
According to the statement, the surge in lobbying for promotion was triggered by the misinformation being spread by certain media…
Trial of 109 foreigners for internet fraud in Nigeria stalled
The foreigners are said to be citizens of China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Malaysia and Myanmar. They were, in…