Tag: IGP Egbetokun

“Treat all gunshots, accident victims with or without police report” – IGP tells doctors

Aminu Imam

…Orders full enforcement of Gunshot Victims Act 2017 In response to the on-going concern over the tragic loss of lives due to the neglect of gunshot and accident victims, the Acting Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a resounding call to all medical practitioners in Nigeria to provide prompt and compassionate treatment to all victims of gunshots and accidents, irrespective of the presence or absence of a police report. According to a press statement issued by the Nigeria Police, the IGP’s directive aligns with the full enforcement of…

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Corruption: “Don’t bring returns to my office”, IGP warns police officers 

Aminu Imam

The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, has disclosed that he is not expecting returns from any police officer, charging them to be diligent in the discharge of their constitutional responsibility. Conveying the IGP’s message to the officers during a working visit to Oyo Police Command, Ibadan yesterday, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 11, Paul Ojeka Odama, advised them to shun any act capable of tarnishing the image of the Force. The IGP, according to him, made his stance known on the issue of corruption. He said, “The Police is…

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Terrorism: 22 Katsina LGAs not safe, – Governor tells IGP

Aminu Imam

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has described the extent of the state of insecurity in the area, lamenting that 22 out of the 34 local government areas (LGAs) are not safe due to activities of terrorists. Radda stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Inspector- General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, at the Police Headquarters, Abuja, last Friday. A statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, said, Radda noted that eight of the LGAs share boundaries with the notorious Rugu Forest, a bandits’…

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Eid: IGP assures of adequate security, public safety

Aminu Imam

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has assured the general public of sustained efforts by the Force in tackling crimes and criminality and improving public safety and security across the country. The IGP gave the assurance while charging Commissioners of Police in all the States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and their supervisory Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), to configure the security architecture in their Areas of Responsibility (AoR) for robust and responsive policing ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. In a press statement…

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“I feel like a tiger chasing Nigeria’s enemies”, says new IGP Egbetokun

Aminu Imam

The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, says he feels like a lion ready to devour Nigeria’s enemies. He made the remarks shortly after Vice-President Kashim Shettima decorated him during a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “I feel like a tig in me, ready to devour all the internal enemies of Nigeria. That’s my feeling right now,” Egbetokun told State House Correspondents after a short ceremony at the Vice-President’s Conference Room. The VP performed the decoration alongside the wife of the new Police helmsman, Mrs. Elizabeth Egbetokun,…

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