Five States Approve Police Amendments as Draft Bills Advance
Five More States Approve Constitutional Amendments for State Police By Oluwakemi Kindness Five State Assemblies have approved constitutional amendments required to establish state police, as the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill submits its draft legislation and 29 related amendment bills for review. The assemblies are Ogun, Delta, Plateau, Kwara and Adamawa. They […]
Illegal Arms Threaten Nigeria’s 2027 Elections, IGP Warns
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has warned that cross-border arms trafficking threatens Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, calling for stronger regional cooperation to disrupt illegal weapons supply networks. Disu spoke on Monday in Abuja while opening a five-day weapons identification and tracing programme involving 12 African countries. He said illegal weapons could […]
Police Rescue Man From Mob Over Alleged Child Abduction in Kuje
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has rescued a man from an angry mob following an alleged attempt to abduct a five-year-old child in Kuje Area Council. The incident occurred around 2:46 p.m. on Sunday, October 4, at Angwan Lado, Kuje. According to a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, […]
IGP Pledges Probe Into Deaths of 37 Miners in NSCDC Custody
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police Force, Olatunji Disu, has pledged a thorough investigation into the deaths of 37 miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. The Nigeria Police Force disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations […]
Police Repatriate Chinese Fugitive Over Rosewood Smuggling
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Police Force has repatriated a Chinese fugitive wanted over the alleged smuggling of about 1,400 tonnes of endangered African Rosewood. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Iniedu said operatives of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, arrested Zhang Shijie in […]
Police Rescue Teenager Locked in Toilet, Arrest Rivers Couple
By: Mardiyyah Abubakar The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly locking their 15-year-old house help, identified simply as Amaechi, in a toilet at their residence in Abuloma, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. Police operatives from the Abuloma Police Division rescued the teenager on Monday, September 14, after the landlord raised […]
Police track murder suspect to Ghana through viral video
By Oluwakemi Kindness A viral social media video has helped Nigerian police track a murder suspect to Ghana, where he was arrested and later repatriated to Nigeria. The suspect, Victor Fejemirokum, was wanted over the abduction and murder of an FRSC officer and her daughter in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Nigeria Police Force disclosed this […]
Patience, Intelligence Led to Successful Oyo Rescue – IGP Disu
By Oluwakemi Kindness Inspector-General of Police, Olutunji Disu, has said security agencies deliberately resisted pressure to rush the rescue of abducted students and teachers in Oyo State, insisting that patience, intelligence and coordinated planning were key to the successful operationI. Speaking on Tuesday at the opening of the IGP Conference and Retreat for Strategic Police […]
Disu Urges New AIGs, CPs to Lead With Integrity
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Tuesday charged 13 newly promoted Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to lead with uncompromising integrity, warning them against misconduct, abuse of office and corruption. Speaking at their decoration ceremony in Abuja, Disu said the promotions reflected the officers’ professionalism, […]
POWA to Deepen Welfare Support for Police Families
By Oluwakemi Kindness The President, Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Mutiat Disu, has pledged to expand welfare programmes for police families, with renewed focus on healthcare, education, mental wellness, economic empowerment, and support for widows and children of serving and fallen officers. Mutiat, who is the wife of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olutunji Disu, […]