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Police Establishes Electoral Offences Desks In 36 States

Police Establishes Electoral Offences Desks In 36 States

June 8, 2022 10:35 am

 Usman Baba who is the Inspector-General of Police has expressly approved the establishment of the Electoral Offences Desk at the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID).

The office will be supervised from the Force Headquarters in Abuja, with the Commissioner of Police, FCID, as the Desk Officer.

Baba equally approved that the unit is set up at State Commands nationwide, Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi announced on Tuesday.

The Assistant Commissioners of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Departments will serve as State Desk Officers.

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The officers are …

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IGP Adamu To Policemen: Defend Yourselves In Face Of Danger

October 30, 2020 4:11 pm

Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu has told policemen to defend themselves in the face of physical danger, saying they are also human whose lives must be protected.

Adamu, spoke on Friday during an assessment tour of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command.

He said the unity of this country lies in the support that is given to police officers.

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He said if the police are demoralised, the tendency was for criminals to take over the public space.

He said the country relies on policemen to make sure …

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Heads Committee To Engage With Youths

October 26, 2020 7:44 pm

An emergency virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday set up a committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to interface with youths in the country on employment, social safety net and national security.

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The committee is to also engage the representatives of civil society organisations, religious and traditional leaders for the same reasons.

This is coming on the heels of the nationwide #EndSARS youth protests demanding an end to police abuses and the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force.…

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PSC Wants IGP To Hand Over 2020 Police Recruitment Exercise

October 24, 2020 5:51 am
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has asked The inspector-general of police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu to handover the ongoing recruitment exercise of police constables and cadets in compliance with the order of the court of appeal.

The police service commission had challenged the powers of the IGP to recruit 10,000 police constables into the force.

Inyang Ekwo, a federal high court judge, Abuja on December 2, 2019 dismissed PSC’s suit for lacking merit.

A three-man panel of the appellate court on September 30, 2020 led by Olabisi Ige ruled that the IGP and the NPF lack powers to recruit constables into …

Nigerians React To Disbandment Of SARS By IGP Adamu

Nigerians React To Disbandment Of SARS By IGP Adamu

October 11, 2020 12:38 pm

Nigerians from various walks of life have reacted to the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS by the Inspector General of Police.

Recall that following the nationwide protest against police brutality, Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, on Sunday ordered all officers and men of the now defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad to be redeployed with immediate effect.

While reacting, some Nigerians asked where the SARS personnel will be moved to, others congratulated the youths for the victory.

Here are some comments DAILY POST curated from Twitter.

@ayosogunro, ”I am still angry but I will try to feel some elation: …

Afe Babalola petitions IG, Adamu over death of Ibadan businessman in police custody

Afe Babalola petitions IG, Adamu Over Death Of Businessman

July 28, 2020 5:35 am
A legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, on Monday, petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, over the arrest and death of one Mr. Kehinde Omotosho.

Babalola in a petition made in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, alleged that Omotosho was arrested and detained by some officers of the anti-cultism unit of the Oyo State Criminal Investigation Department last week.

The legal luminary further explained that Omotosho was detained for six days without trial, the arrest which led to his death in police custody.

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Babalola in a petition signed by

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Release My Aides In Your Custody – Aisha Buhari Tells IGP

Release My Aides In Your Custody – Aisha Buhari Tells IGP

June 13, 2020 4:47 am

The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to immediately release her aides.

Mrs. Buhari stated this in a series of tweets on Friday.

The aides were reportedly detained based on the orders of the Chief Security Officer to the President, Idris Kassim.

Sahara Reporters had reported that a top aide to the President, Yusuf Sabiu aka Tunde, who had recently returned from another state, refused to self-isolate but forced his way to the Presidential Villa.

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Mrs. Buhari’s aides …

Buhari Govt Under Fire Over Police Clampdown On Journalists

Buhari Govt Under Fire Over Police Clampdown On Journalists

May 28, 2020 6:32 am

The Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has charged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to stop the Force from treating journalists as criminals.

Giwa asked the IGP to end the impunity “because we are not under military regime.”

He made the call while stressing that journalists have not been treated in a respectful and considerate manner since President Muhammadu Buhari took over government.

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Recall that the police personnel under the IGP Squad had on Tuesday arrested DAILY POST’s Delta State

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Kaduna Massacre: Resign IGP Over Killing Of Christians

May 13, 2020 10:36 am

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has charged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu to resign immediately, following incessant killings of Christians in Southern Kaduna.

HURIWA, a frontline activist group, said IGP Adamu should either “resign or be sacked” over his failure to protect the mostly Christian community of Southern Kaduna against armed Fulani attackers.

The group made the call while condemning the latest Fulani herdsmen attack in the farming community of Gonar Rogo in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

It was reported that the armed herdsmen targeted mostly children and women, who

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IGP Adamu Scraps SARS Satellite Offices

February 26, 2020 7:34 am

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abubakar Adamu, on Tuesday, ordered the closure of all Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) satellite offices.

The directive followed Monday’s protests in Sagamu against SARS.

The people had marched against the killing of Remo Stars Football Club player, Tiamiyu Kazeem aka Kaka, in Ogun State.

Adamu announced the scrap when he accompanied Governor Dapo Abiodun, on a condolence visit to the home of the deceased Vice-Captain of Remo Stars.

The IGP was represented by Deputy Inspector General of Police, in-charge of Research and Planning, Peter Ogunyanwo.

He ordered that all activities at the satellite offices …

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IG Police Orders Clampdown On Illegal Use of Siren

February 4, 2020 4:04 am

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, yesterday ordered a clampdown on illegal use of siren, revolving lights and spy number plates.

Adamu also directed the Commissioners of Police in the 36 states and FCT to impound all vehicles using illegal spy number plates, siren and revolving lights and ensure diligent prosecution of offenders.

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The IG gave the order at a meeting with the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, in Abuja.

The IG said the practice was illegal and poses monumental security risks to …

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