The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission, has called on President Bola Tinubu, to relieve the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over his alleged meddlesomeness in the recent recruitment of police constables. While speaking to newsmen today in Abuja, the union also alleged that some top officers within the Nigerian Police Force,…
Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has ordered the Inspector General of Police, the Police Service Commission and three others to pay a housewife in Uyo, Peace Ekom Robert, the sum of N200 million as damages for her unlawful arrest and detention. The presiding judge, Justice Ntong Ntong gave the order today in a…
The Nigeria Police Force have said the Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has never withdrawn police officers attached to important personalities in the country. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, clarified that the IGP only withdrew Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel from certain important personalities. According to Adejobi, the…
The Nigeria Police Council has confirmed Kayode Egbetokun as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State disclosed this after police council meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. The Bauchi governor also said that President Bola Tinubu, who chaired the police council meeting, intervened in the…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun says insufficient manpower is hindering the agency’s efforts to tackle crime, saying the police need an extra 190,000 personnel to effectively man the country. IGP Egbetokun said this in a paper presentation to the Senior Executive Course 45 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru,…