Tag: IGP
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IGP orders prosecution of female professor over alleged assault of policewoman [VIDEO]
The Inspector general of police, IGP, Usman Baba, has ordered the prosecution of Professor Zainab Abiola, accused of assaulting her orderly, Inspector Teju Moses. Force PRO Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known in a statement issued on Thursday. According to Adejobi, the professor alongside her domestic staff Rebecca Enechido and a male suspect currently at large…
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I-G deploys new CPs for Kano, 2 other states
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba has ordered the deployment of new Commissioners of Police (CPs) for Kano, Zamfara and Enugu states.
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‘Any policeman holding a gun to extort people not different from armed robber’ – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Usman Baba, has described police personnel holding a gun to extort citizens as armed robbers The IG warned personnel in the country against extortion and other acts of indiscipline. TheNewsGuru reports that Baba gave the warning while addressing policemen on Wednesday at Police Headquarters in Gombe.
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Shiroro Massacre: Fire Service Chiefs, DSS DG, IGP, NSA now — HURIWA tells Buhari
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately fire all his military service chiefs, the Director General of the Department of State Services, the Inspector-General of Police and National Security Adviser for gross dereliction and violation of rules of engagement. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was…
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Saraki’s suit against EFCC, ICPC, others suffers setback
Hearing in a suit filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others could not proceed on Monday due to the presiding judge’s absence. Though the two separate suits were on number five and six on the day’s cause list, Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court,…
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Police tackles Abuja-Kaduna highway crimes with air assets
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has said the police have deployed air assets for aerial surveillance of the Abuja-Kaduna highway. The police boss explained that the assets would support ground police teams in the fight against kidnapping and banditry.
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I-GP approves promotion of 21,039 junior officers
The Inspector-General of Police (I-GP), Mr Usman Baba, has approved the promotion of 21,039 junior police officers, who were last promoted on or before 2017. The Acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja.
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Hotelier seeks IGP help to secure freedom for kidnapped cousin
“He was coming out of a hotel in Enugu, on his way to a place in Enugu, when he was kidnapped. Till now, we have not seen my cousin. The kidnappers demanded for ransom and we gave, yet we have not seen him till today
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Lagos hotelier appeals to IGP for assistance in securing freedom for his kidnapped cousin
The kidnappers put a call across to us and demanded for N17million ransom, which we paid them.
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IGP says claims Kaduna is inaccessible by road, air, train untrue
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Alkali Usman, says the rumour making the rounds that Kaduna is inaccessible by road, air, or train is mere propaganda. The IGP stated this during his operational visit to the Abuja-Kaduna road on Saturday in Kaduna. He said the visit was to check the situation along the Abuja-Kaduna…