Tag: Nigerian Police

2023: Dont involve us in your political grievances, Police, DSS warn politicians

Aminu Imam

The Police Command in Sokoto State and the Department of State Security (DSS) have warned politicians in the State not to involve them in their political squabbles. This is contained in an issued statement on Sunday, jointly signed by the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Gumel, and the State Director of DSS, Yahaya Hassan, made available to the newsmen by the Spokesman of Sokoto Police command, DSP Sanusi Abubakar. It informed members of the public, particularly residents of the state, that the security agencies have dissociated themselves from the misconstrued…

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Nigeria Decides 2023: “Dont circulate election results not declared by INEC” Police warn

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned Nigerians against circulating election results, not officially announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). The Police, in a statement issued yesterday, by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, appealed for calm and urged Nigerians to wait for the official results of the Presidential and National Assembly Elections to be announced by INEC. Adejobi said the Police consider the spread of news about election results not announced by INEC as a calculated attempt to heat up the polity and possibly create post-elections…

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2023: “Our nation, global community watching you” Buhari tells Police

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, reminded the leadership of the Nigeria Police of high expectations from them in relation to the provision of requisite security ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The President spoke at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, as he commissioned Critical Operational Assets procured by the Nigeria Police Force. President Buhari, while commending the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, for advancing the Police Reform Agenda of this administration and for the several initiatives he had brought to the Force, reminded him of the expectations. President Buhari reiterated the…

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2023 Elections Security: Police get N64bn for elections

Aminu Imam

A total of N64bn has been approved for the Nigeria Police Force as operations fund for security management for the forthcoming general elections. This is as the Force Headquarters has dispatched anti-riot weapons, water cannons and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), among others, to the 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, to ensure watertight security during the elections. Police sources also confirmed that all the Commands and formations across the country had got their share of the arms and ammunition unveiled by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman…

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‘IGPs tenure extended; rules for retirement changed’ Police Affairs Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingya?i, has said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, will not be retiring midway into the general elections, as earlier expected. He made the clarification while fielding questions from State House correspondents after the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the year, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dingya?i, who said Baba already had an appointment letter extending his term in office, added that the Police Act 2020 had changed the rules for an IGPs retirement. Reports in the media lately suggested…

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Lagos: Police, Alaba traders in deadly clash, 1 shot dead

Aminu Imam

One person was shot dead yesterday in Lagos, as traders at Alaba Rago Market clashed with policemen from the Okokomaiko Division. It was gathered that the Police had gone to effect the arrest of a suspect at the market, and came under massive attack from a large number of traders. The Police were said to have shot one of the traders dead, in a tactical move to retreat from the mob of attackers. The Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the killing of one of the traders. According…

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IPOB deputy commander allegedly responsible for killing Ahmed Gulak nabbed in Imo

Aminu Imam

Nigerian troops have arrested the Deputy Commander of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), one Nwagwu Chiwendu, who is also responsible for the killing of a Northern politician, Ahmed Gulak.  Chiwendu, a deserter personnel of the Nigerian Army, who was arrested in Imo State during the burial of his father at Mbaise, is accused of training IPOB members on the use of weapons.  He has also confessed to participating in the killing of the politician, Gulak, and kidnapping of two expatriates along Owerri-Okigwe Road and the killing of two…

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2023: Police vow to deploy X-squad, intelligence officers, others to arrest vote buyers

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Police Force have revealed that it will deploy X-squad, intelligence officers and investigators during the 2023 general election, to ensure that politicians moving on election days with tonnes of physical cash for vote-buying are apprehended and dealt with according to the provisions of the law. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, gave the warning at a one-day stakeholders summit on addressing the influence of money in the forthcoming 2023 general election, which was held in Abuja yesterday. Represented by Assistant Inspector-General (AIG), Bala Ciroma, the IGP also…

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Senate threatens to cut budget of Army, Police, INEC, NIA, NSA, 95 others

Aminu Imam

The Senate, yesterday, threatened to withdraw allocation to about 100 Ministries, Department, and Agencies, (MDAs). The Upper Chamber’s resolution was on the heels of observations made at its plenary session by Senator Mathew Urhoghide. The Senator representing Edo-South, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, has accused the chief executives of the agencies of failure to honour his Committee’s invitation, based on queries against their finances by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation. Senator Urhoghide, during the plenary, said, The agencies that have vehemently refused to…

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Alleged Corruption: How Police Officers in Force HQ sold fake constable job slots for N200, 000

Aminu Imam

Some officers of the Nigeria Police at the Force Headquarters in Abuja have been accused of issuing fake appointment letters after collecting huge amounts of money from applicants for the post of constable in the Force. Some sources, according to reports, said some of the officers allegedly involved in this practice include one Inspector Saratu and two others, identified as Joy and Shehu. One of the sources who spoke to newsmen said, It was discovered that these police officers collected money from unemployed youth in order to help them secure…

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