The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the deployment of new Police Public Relations Officers and Public Relations Liaison Officers to selected commands and formations of the Nigeria Police Force. The move is aimed at strengthening strategic communication, improving public access to credible police information and enhancing engagement with the media and other…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commended the Nigerian Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), Kogi State vigilantes and other groups involved in the successful rescue of corps members abducted in Kogi State. The corps members were abducted on August 26 while travelling from the NYSC orientation camp in Bayelsa…
The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has decorated 30 newly promoted senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force, comprising 13 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs). The decoration ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, formally marking the officers’…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Osun State have arrested the Director of Operations of the Amotekun Corps, Joseph Olagunju, over the alleged possession of police uniforms, axes, cutlasses, and other weapons. The arrest took place near the Old Garage area of Osogbo, where members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) were protesting against their chairman, Nurudeen Alowonle,…
The Nigeria Police Force has declared that repentant terrorists and other reformed criminals will not be admitted into its ranks, as part of efforts to safeguard the integrity of the nation’s security architecture. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Isyaku Mohammed made the position known during a stakeholders’ meeting with officers of the Kwara State…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have announced that physical and credential screening for applicants in the ongoing recruitment of Constables will commence on March 9, 2026. Spokesperson for the PSC, Mr. Torty Kalu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the nationwide screening exercise…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed allegations linking the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, to the alleged wrongful arrest of a journalist, describing the claims as unfounded, misleading, and unsupported by facts. The Force’s response, issued on Wednesday through the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, followed the announcement by the International…
The Kwara State Police Command, in collaboration with operatives from the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), and local vigilante groups, has intercepted a vehicle transporting tubers of yam, beneath which 127 bags of suspected cannabis were hidden. This development was announced in a statement issued on Saturday…
The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that 151 senior officers are undergoing disciplinary proceedings over allegations of professional misconduct and infractions. The hearings, convened by the Force Disciplinary Committee, commenced on Monday, July 14, and will continue until Friday, July 25, 2025, at the IGP Smart Conference Hall, Force Headquarters in Abuja. According to a…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of all minors who were recently arrested and charged to court by the Nigerian police President Bola Tinubu has directed the Attorney General of the Federation to do everything possible to ensure the immediate release of minors detained by the Nigeria Police in connection with the recent…
