Egbetokun
3 Feb
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has reiterated that it lacks the authority to appoint or remove the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, amid speculations surrounding his tenure. “The commission does not have the constitutional powers to determine the appointment or exit of the Inspector-General of Police,” PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani said in a statement on…
2 Feb
An Ibadan-based lawyer, Abiodun Amole, has said that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, or any of his officers, lack the power to enforce Third Party Insurance in the country. It should be recalled that Egbetokun had earlier ordered his men to enforce third-party insurance nationwide. But Amole, speaking with journalists in Ibadan, described…
31 Jan
The efficiency of the Nigeria Police Force, which happens to be the lead security agency in internal security, to combat increased rates of crimes and criminality across the length and breadth of Nigeria has over time been undermined by persistent shortage of manpower. With a population exceeding 200 million, the police-to-citizen ratio remains far below…
31 Jan
A human rights lawyer, Hamza Nuhu Dantani Esq, has faulted the National Assembly’s passage of the Police Act, which paved the way for the tenure elongation of Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. The human rights activist insisted that the IGP's tenure extension, following President Bola Tinubu's request for Egbetokun to remain in office…
29 Jan
The Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has struck out the defamation case against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, instituted against him by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. Recall that the IGP Egbetokun had late last year filed a suit against Farotimi over alleged cybercrime. The IGP had filed 12 counts bordering…
29 Jan
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arraigned former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, over his 'controversial' comment on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. The police on Wednesday arraigned Sowore on charges of cybercrime before Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court Abuja. Sowore had rejected a revised bail condition imposed…
29 Jan
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, will be advancing lofty regional policing initiatives aimed at ensuring watertight security in Africa at the global conference holding in Kigali, Rwanda. Egbetokun, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the West Africa Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO), accompanied by senior police officers, including the CP Interpol, Olaolu Adegbite,…
25 Jan
The Imo State Police Command have killed three terrorist kingpins, some of their members and destroyed their camps. Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this on Saturday in a statement on the official X account of the Nigerian Police. "As part of the efforts of the Nigeria Police Force to emplace peace and public safety…
25 Jan
Chairman of Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji, has regained freedom after hours of police detention. Muhuyi was released on bail from Zone One police headquarters, Kano, late Friday night on self-recognition. The anti-corruption crusader was picked from his office by a special monitoring team from the office of the Inspector…
24 Jan
The police have confirmed the arrest of two more suspects connected to the kidnap of the wife of Retired Assistant-Inspector General, AIG Hakeem Odumosu. Police spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced the arrest of the two suspects in a statement on Friday. "In response to the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, to…
22 Jan
The police have announced the arrest of 652 persons for various criminal offences while its operatives rescued 302 victims from the dens of kidnappers. Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known on Wednesday, in a statement, added that the latest achievement reiterates the NPF's core principles of protecting lives and property. "As testaments…
20 Jan
The wife of the Inspector General of Police, Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun, has applauded Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf's empowerment initiatives for police officers, wives and widows in the state. Mrs Egbetokun, who doubles as President of the Police Officers' Wives Association (POWA), gave the accolade when she led wives of top police officers on a courtesy…
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