President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Musiliu Adeola Kunmi Smith, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The President joined family, friends, and associates in honoring the retired police chief, praising his integrity, humility, professionalism, and lasting contributions to both the Nigerian Police Force and the nation….
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a nearly two-hour security meeting with service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting marked the first such engagement since Tunji Disu assumed office as Inspector-General of Police. The security chiefs arrived at the Villa without their usual official vehicles and left the…
President Bola Tinubu has formally sworn in Olatunji Disu as Nigeria’s new Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Disu took the oath of office at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, shortly before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. The ceremony also saw the swearing-in of six commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has ordered the deployment of the newly promoted Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Mohammed Usaini Gumel, alongside seventeen (17) Commissioners of Police, to strategic departments, commands, and formations across the country. The deployments are aimed at strengthening the operational capacity of the Nigeria Police Force,…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Nkechi Eze as the pioneer Director of the newly established Directorate of Force Medical Services. A statement issued on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced that Eze’s appointment follows the recent elevation of the…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Superintendent of Police Abimbola Adebisi as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Lagos State Command. The announcement was made in a statement on Monday by Deputy PPRO Babasayi Oluseyi, on behalf of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police. Adebisi, who succeeds Benjamin Hundeyin (recently…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has appointed Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Benjamin Hundeyin as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) of the Nigeria Police Force. The announcement was made in a statement by the outgoing police spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who has been redeployed to the Delta State Police Command….
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday disclosed that certain individuals tried to hijack the peaceful protests by retired police officers across parts of the country, pushing for confrontation instead of dialogue. In a statement via its official X handle, the Force noted that while the protests were peaceful, some actors with “ulterior motives” attempted to…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is currently holding a meeting with retired police officers protesting poor welfare conditions and demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The meeting, taking place at the Peacekeeping Hall of the Force Headquarters in Abuja, follows a protest on Monday where elderly retirees marched to the National…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, arrived in Benue State on Monday following a wave of deadly attacks by suspected herdsmen that claimed dozens of lives and displaced hundreds. Benue, a major food-producing state in North Central Nigeria, has been grappling with persistent violence, often attributed to long-standing conflicts between local farming communities and…
