IGP Confirms Withdrawal Of 11,566 Police Officers Attached To VIPs
IGP Egbetokun confirms withdrawal of 11,566 police officers from VIP protection following a presidential directive. VIPs cannot challenge the decision, as the order came directly from the President. Police…
IGP Posts New CP To Anambra, Orders Deployment of Special Forces
As Anambra gubernatorial election draws nearer, Alkali Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered the posting of Eworo Echeng to Anambra as the new commissioner of police for the state.…
BREAKING: IGP Suspends Special Promotions Within Police Force
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, has announced the suspension of special promotion of certain officers within the police force. Recall that Egbetokun’s decision comes as a result…
IGP Laments Delay in Criminal Prosecution, Says Over 20,000 Cases in Court
Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has decried the “prolonged delay” in Nigeria’s criminal prosecution process. Baba who spoke on Thursday during a media briefing at the presidential villa…
IG Suspends Electronic Motor Registry Enforcement After Public Outcry
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has suspended the enforcement of the electronic central motor registry (e-CMR) registration for vehicle owners, following widespread criticism and accusations of creating…
IGP Alerts Officers to Brace Themselves for New Security Challenges
Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), warned police officers in the country on Tuesday to brace themselves for new security challenges ahead of the 2023 general elections. This was…
Foreign Mercenaries Involved in Planned Protest, IGP Warns
Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has raised an alarm over the involvement of foreign mercenaries in the planned nationwide protest, urging Nigerians to exercise caution. At a press conference…
NDLEA: IGP told to Arrest Abba Kyari Immediately
HURIWA, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has applauded the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for declaring DCP Abba Kyari wanted. HURIWA stated that the Inspector-General of Police,…
Tinubu Extends IGP’s Tenure by Three Years Despite Retirement Age
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the extension of Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun's tenure by three years, despite his impending retirement age of 60, which he will reach…
Reps ask COAS and IGP to Investigate Extrajudicial Killings in Imo
The House of Representatives has urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Farouk Yahaya, and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to investigate Imo State extrajudicial killings in communities by…