The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, (UNODC), the Nigeria Police Force, and the European Union, have launched new Guidelines for Policing During the COVID-19 Emergency, tailored specifically for the Nigerian context.

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Medical Guild have raised the alarm over an alleged “undue” harassment of health workers by men of the Nigerian Police Force.

The Nigerian Police Force has concluded plans to arraign suspected Taraba kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (alias Wadume) Captain Tijjani Balarabe, two dismissed policemen and about eight members of the kidnap gang.

Former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has faulted the Nigerian Police Force for using logs and worn out tires to block the nation’s highways as a policing strategy, saying it creates more problems for road users.

The recent killing of some of the men and officers of the Nigerian Police Force by suspected soldiers in Adamawa State will not deter the Police...

Any Nigerian child with a fair level of social-awareness can tell you one or two negative things about the Nigerian police. The Nigerian Police Force is perceived as the primary symbol of corruption, administrative inefficiency, and state brutality in Nigeria. Bribery is seen as the official language of the uniform; investigative procedures are often dismissed as…

The House Of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs says it is worrisome that the Nigerian Police Force is not well-funded despite the security challenges the nation is faced with. Members of the committee who condemned the act, said it was high time that the Police Trust Fund Bill currently before the Senate was passed and…

The Acting Inspector General, Adamu Mohammed, has appointed Frank Mba as the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Police, replacing the former spokesman DCP Jimoh Moshood. Mba, who is an Assistant Commissioner of Police served as the PRO of the Police Force between 2012 and 2014 when he served under former IGP Mohammed Adamu.…

The Nigerian Police Force, yesterday, said operatives who laid siege at the residence of Senator Dino Melaye were there to effect his arrest. The decision, Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, clarified, was in connection to the attempted culpable homicide in the shooting of a Police Officer, Sgt Danjuma Saliu, attached to 37 Police Mobile Force…

Worried that the increasing rate of cultism and drug abuse among youths could pose grave danger, security agencies in Lagos State have engaged in road walk campaigns to promote awareness against the menace.

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the Nigerian Police Force that his government will work towards restoring its "lost primacy" in the country. The president's spokesman Garba shehu said Buhari made the promise during a “Thank You” visit by the members of the Nigeria Police Service Commission and the leadership of the force. "President Muhammadu…

Nigeria Police Force on Friday announced it has deployed eight of its commissioners to oversee security functions at the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State. The election is slated to hold on September 22. Before the police announced eight commissioners will be at the elections, some sections of the media had reported that 30 Commissioners…