NIGERIA POLICE FORCE

The Nigeria Police Force says it has paid all allowances of police officers deployed for the presidential and National Assembly elections. In a statement on Saturday, Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi debunked allegations that the Force had yet to pay its…

A new Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has assumed duty at the Lagos State Police Command, taking over from Abiodun Alabi, who was promoted to an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, in charge of Zone 2 with headquarters in Lagos. Confirming the…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has recommended Frank Mba and Idowu Owohunwa to the Police Service Commission for the office of Commissioners of Police, Ogun and Lagos Commands respectively. This was contained in a document obtained by press on Thursday, signed by…

The Nigeria Police has shrugged aside defamation allegations by Prof. Zainab-Duke Abiola, a widow of the late Chief Moshood Abiola, and a suit to that effect wherein she is demanding N100 billion in damages. The Force Public Relations Officer (PRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the name of former Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase (Rtd) to the Senate for confirmation as the new Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). President in a letter to the Senate which was read on the…

The Police Service Commisson (PSC) yesterday denied backing tenure elongation for the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Baba. In the same breath, the Rule of Law Accountability and Advocacy Center (RULAAC) faulted the claim by the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, that…

The crisis of confidence between the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, which has been simmering for quite some time now, has been exacerbated by the recent redeployment of Commissioners of Police (CPs), with the commission…

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, in a bid to strengthen the criminal justice system and standardise investigation processes in the Nigeria Police Force, has ordered a streamlining of all police investigative processes. The move, according to the IGP was to prevent…

The Police Service Commission on Wednesday approved the promotion of 745 Senior Police Officers and replaced five Commissioners of Police. Also considered for proper replacement is one Deputy Commissioner. In a statement, the spokesman for the commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said the PSC also treated…