Tag: Nigeria Police

Tinubu removes Egbetokun, names Tunji Disu as new IGP

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Tinubu replaces IGP

President Bola Tinubu has removed Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun from office, paving the way for Assistant Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu to assume leadership of the Nigeria Police Force. Multiple senior police officials and sources within the presidency and the Police Service Commission confirmed that Egbetokun was asked to step aside following a meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. According to sources, the outgoing police chief was directed to prepare his handover notes ahead of a formal transition. Preparations are reportedly underway…

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Katsina: Bandits kill DPO in ambush, 3 officers injured

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Katsina banditry

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Rimi local government area of Katsina State, CSP Muhammad Sani Kabir, has been killed while leading an operation against suspected cattle-rustlers. The Katsina State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs confirmed the incident yesterday, stating that three rustlers were neutralised during a joint operation involving security operatives and community members. In a statement, the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu’azu, said, “The Ministry expresses deep sorrow over the death of the Divisional Police Officer of Rimi, CSP Muhammad Sani…

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“Gas cylinders, not bomb, caused Kebbi hospital explosion” – Police

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Kebbi explosion

The Kebbi State Police Command has clarified the cause of the explosion that occurred at the General Hospital, Bagudo, dismissing reports suggesting a bomb blast or helicopter involvement. According to the Police, investigations and expert assessments revealed that the incident was caused by an inferno that led to the overheating of air-conditioning and refrigerator gas cylinders within the hospital, resulting in the loud explosions heard in the area. A statement issued yesterday by the state’s Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said assessments conducted by Explosive Ordnance Disposal–Chemical,…

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“If political office holders’ children can have Police orderlies, restore our own” – Senate to Tinubu

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Senate to Tinubu

The 10th Senate has sought for an exemption from the order by President Bola Tinubu for the withdrawal of police personnel attached to ‘Very Important Persons’ (VIPs) nationwide. The upper chamber’s request on Wednesday was sequel to a Point of Order on Privilege raised by Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) during plenary. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had, on November 23, ordered the withdrawal of police personnel attached to VIPs nationwide. He also directed that the officers be redeployed to strengthen core policing duties across communities. ‎ In his Point of…

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Police allegedly arrest lead lawyer in Ganduje Dry Port case

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Police on Ganduje

An alleged Police operation in Kano on Friday has led to the arrest of the lawyer leading the prosecution against former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his children over the multibillion-naira Dala Inland Dry Port ownership scandal, Muhuyi Magaji. The incident has triggered widespread condemnation from human rights groups, and a strong reaction from the Kano State Government. According to eyewitnesses, Magaji – also the immediate past chairman of the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission – was arrested at his law firm along Zaria Road by a heavily armed police…

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IGP confirms withdrawal of 11,566 police officers attached to VIPs

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IGP Police VIPs

Following a presidential directive, the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, yesterday confirmed the withdrawal of 11,566 officers previously assigned to Very Important Personalities, (VIPs). Egbetokun made this known during a meeting with senior police officers in Abuja, noting that the presidential order has given him the mandate to fully implement the directive without interference. According to him, no VIP will question the recall of their security personnel since the instruction came directly from the President. He urged officers to remain professional and committed to securing the nation, stressing the…

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Tinubu pulls 100,000 Police from VIPs amid kidnapping surge

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Tinubu pulls Police

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of roughly 100,000 police officers currently assigned to VIPs and politicians, directing that they be redeployed to frontline security and counter-insurgency operations across the country. The decision, announced after a high-level security meeting yesterday in Abuja, is part of new measures to tackle the surge in mass abductions and terror attacks.  According to the President’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, VIPs needing security support will now be protected by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), allowing the Police to refocus on core…

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Zamfara: Police rescue 25 women, children after storming bandits’ hideout 

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Zamfara police rescue

Police operatives in Zamfara State have successfully rescued 25 kidnapped victims, including 10 women and 15 children, after engaging bandits in a swift counter-operation on Friday night. Police spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar confirmed the operation in a statement issued yesterday. The attackers had invaded Kuraje village in the Damba area of Gusau local government area around 9:45pm, whisking the victims away in what residents described as a chaotic and terrifying raid marked by heavy gunfire. However, the bandits’ escape was short-lived. Moments after residents raised the alarm, joint teams from…

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Police seal PDP national secretariat with barbed-wire, as leadership war deepens 

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Police seal PDP national secretariat2

The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have effected a comprehensive seal-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, using barbed-wire and the Legacy House in the high-brow Maitama district of the FCT. The Police also blocked all the access points to the party secretariat and the Legacy House with patrol vehicles yesterday. All the consequential places where the factional leaderships could seize for their meetings were blocked by police operatives. This followed the violent confrontation between two factions of the party on…

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Police declare Sowore as ‘wanted’

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Police declare Sowore

The Lagos State Police Command has declared activist Omoyele Sowore ‘wanted’ for allegedly planning to incite public disorder and obstruct major roads in the state. Commissioner of Police Olohundare Jimoh disclosed this to newsmen yesterday in the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge, saying the Command was closing in on Sowore and others accused of coordinating activities intended to disrupt public peace. “Sowore should surrender at the nearest police station or face arrest wherever he is found. Anyone attempting to cause disturbance or block our roads will face the…

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