The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has arrived in Kebbi State on an official visit.
Ewhrudjakpo alleged, among others, that members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly were being pressured to impeach him for failing to resign, like the governor, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on whose platform they had been appointed. In the suit filed on his behalf at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by his lawyer, […]
Arase, Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, was appointed to the position in April 2015 by then-President Goodluck Jonathan. After his retirement in 2016, he continued to serve the nation in various capacities, most notably as Chairman of the Police Service Commission, PSC, a role he assumed in January 2023 under President Muhammadu Buhari. He was […]
In a three-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/374/2025 and filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Sowore is accused of publishing false information about the Nigeria Police Force on his media platform and of forging a police wireless signal. The charges read in part: “That you, Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters, on or about the 30th […]
Dozens of people were killed, and several others were injured and displaced in the course of the attacks. Egbetokun addressed the newsmen at the Force Headquarters, and said 26 suspects were arrested for the attack in Yelewata, 22 others in connection with the Plateau incident, and five others in Benue State. The IGP added that […]
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, has noted that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has connived with the opposition, All Progressives Congress, APC, to destabilize the state through orchestrated violence and unrest.
The Police Force said 3,907 arms were unaccounted for from the police armory before the tenure of Kayode Egbetokun as the Inspector General of Police, IGP.
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has ordered the immediate retirement of all senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above the age of 60.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington, against the police, until March 19 for the adoption of processes.
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered police personnel across the country to wear black bands throughout the seven-day mourning period following the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja.