Three senior police officers have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force.
The Police Service Commission approved their dismissal over “serious misconduct” cases.
The commission also approved the demotion of five others found wanting in their official duties.
This was disclosed in a statement by the commission spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, on Friday.
He said the decisions were some of the highlights of the commission’s 21st plenary, which ended on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
“The dismissed police officers were two Deputy Superintendents of Police and one Assistant Superintendent of Police.
“One Chief Superintendent of Police, one Superintendent, one Deputy Superintendent, and two Assistant Superintendents of Police were reduced in rank for misconduct.”
He also said 14 were severely punished, six were punished, and seven were issued warning letters.
“Fourteen Officers received severe reprimands, six received reprimands, and seven received letters of warning. The commission also reinstated six dismissed Officers who got favourable court judgements or reviews of their cases.
“The commission had earlier on Wednesday, July 18 approved the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors General of Police, Mathew Akinyosola who retired on July 1 this year, and Slyverster Abiodun Alabi whose tenure started on the same July 1, 2023, and now represents the South West in the Police Management Team.”
The Nigeria Police Force has refutes report of withdrawing police aides from certain politicians and their relatives.
Force public relations officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi says the report is fake and did not emanate from the force or any of its formations.
CSP Adejobi further emphasized that, the signal deviates from the Police telegraphic message structure and standard as the signal bears the signature of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, which is very unusual as signal of such will typically be signed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, who heads such formations, and not a higher-ranking officer.
Meanwhile, the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered a thorough investigation, to unravel the source, while assuring that appropriate action will be taken against those responsible for drafting and disseminating the said signal.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has disclosed Nigerians would be duly and reliably informed when it will commence its 2022/2023 recruitment exercise.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the NPF made the disclosure in a statement released on Sunday by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The NPF in the statement urged the public to disregard a recent police recruitment advertisement circulating on social media platforms.
CSP Adejobi quoted the Acting Inspector General of Police to have restated the commitment of the present police leadership to a standardized recruitment process.
Adejobi stated that this is with a view to having more competent and suitable recruit intakes into the policing system in Nigeria.
The statement reads: “The Nigeria Police Force hereby urges the public to disregard a recent police recruitment advertisement circulating on social media platforms.
“The Force wishes to reiterate and inform well-meaning members of the public that it has not commenced the 2022/23 Police Constables recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force contrary to the fake publication; and states unequivocally that the advert has no connection with the Nigeria Police Force nor is it in tandem with the Police established recruitment process, and should be discountenanced in its entirety.
“The Nigeria Police Force thereby assures well-meaning Nigerians that the commencement of the 2022/23 recruitment exercise will be announced via the official police e-recruitment website – https://policerecruitment.gov.ng, the Nigeria Police Force official website – https://www.npf.gov.ng, and advertisements on national dailies and official police social media accounts as and when due.
“The public is hereby advised to rely solely on the abovementioned verified sources and platforms, and urged to exercise caution and vigilance in order to avoid falling victim to fraudulent recruitment schemes.
“The Acting Inspector General of Police has further restated the commitment of the present police leadership to a standardized recruitment process with a view to having more competent and suitable recruit intakes into the policing system in Nigeria”.
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun has unveiled new policing strategies for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
The Acting IGP publicized the new strategies aimed at achieving operational successes and re-igniting public trust on Friday during the inaugural conference with Strategic Police Managers.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Strategic Police Managers comprised members of the Force Management Team, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, Commissioners of Police and other Heads of Police Formations in the country.
The event held at the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The highlights of the IGP’s policing vision include upholding the sanctity of the legal framework of the Nigeria Police Force and tackling the menace of crimes and criminality with the establishment of a specialized Quick Intervention Squad comprising combat ready Police Mobile Force personnel with effective and enhanced training in crisis de-escalation and violent crime reduction strategies.
Others include leveraging cutting-edge tools, data analytics, and intelligence networks for a robust and effective human and technical intelligence gathering process to enhance Police capacity; and strengthened inter-agency collaboration.
Similarly, the new policing vision focuses on enhancing the Police training curriculum with special focus on attitudinal and behavioural changes; improved welfare and resuscitating the Police Officer Support Unit (POSU) of the Police Medical Services to serve as confidential support and counseling facility for all police officers; implementing a new Recognition and Reward system to better motivate and encourage our dedicated personnel; and community policing, through a more vibrant engagement of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), and the establishment of a Citizens Engagement Focus Group.
Meanwhile, the IGP appointed CP Olatunji Disu as his Principal Staff Officer.
CP Disu holds a B.A English (Education), PGD International Relations and Strategic Studies, MSc. Public Administration, Advanced Diploma in Forensic Investigation & Criminal Intelligence and MSc. Criminology, Security & Legal Psychology.
He has attended several courses both within and outside Nigeria, and is a Member of several professional bodies including the International Academy of Forensics (IAF), National Association of Investigative Specialist, United States of America (NAIS), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) amongst others.
He is Third Dan Blackbelter, and celebrated medalist in Judo who has served in various administrative, investigative, and operational capacities in the Force including as Commander Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Lagos, and DCP Intelligende Response Team (IRT), FIB, Abuja.
Also, other aides have been appointed by the IGP including CSP Ganiyu Adebowale as Personal Assistant (PA-IGP), SP Adewale Ajibuwa as Chief Protocol Officer (CPO-IGP), DSP Sheriff Lawal as Aide-de-Camp (ADC-IGP) and DSP Olawole Ogunwusi J. as Chief Security Officer (CSO-IGP).
The Inspector-General of Police reassures citizens that the Nigeria Police Force under his command will symbolize excellence, integrity, and compassion.
He urged the citizens to collaborate with the Police to shape a future where justice triumphs, the vulnerable find solace, citizens go about their lawful businesses without fear of insecurity or molestation, and where every citizen can truly believe in the power of law enforcement.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has disclosed engaging the services of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to ensure orderliness and to secure exam centres.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mrs Karen Gar, JAMB’s Coordinator in Anambra State, disclosed this while talking with journalists on the ongoing 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Thursday in Awka.
While advising candidates to ensure strict adherence to the rules guiding the examination and refrain from malpractice, Mrs Gar said the board was committed to ensuring a hitch-free exercise across the 29 centres in Anambra.
“Before the commencement of the examination, we made sure that the centres, the computer sets and the network are in good condition and will perfectly serve the candidates.
“So, I advise the candidates to refrain from examination malpractice or any irregularity that contradicts the rules guiding the exam.
“The board has employed the services of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigeria Police Force to ensure orderliness and to secure the centres for the exercise.
“We are also working with the State Ministry of Education to ensure a smooth exercise and so far, everything has been okay,” Gar said.
TNG reports the 2023 UTME exercise which is being written in batches, commenced on Tuesday and would run till May 2.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a 48-year old native doctor, Ezekiel Buba, for allegedly slaughtering a madman brought to him for treatment.
The incident was said to have happened in Gombiyel in the Shelleng Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
While narrating the incident during interrogation at the police headquarters on Saturday, Buba, blamed the devil for slaughtering the deceased brought to him for traditional medication.
He narrated that the deceased, who was suffering from mental illness and epilepsy, was brought to him by his elder brother, Yahaya Musa in company of other family members for treatment.
He explained that he earlier tested the deceased and found out that he was mentally deranged, but that he had no chickens at that time to slaughter to offer sacrifice for the man to get well.
“I usually slaughtered chickens for sacrifice to a demon in order to cure the madness. Failure to make sacrifice to the demon, a patient cannot get well,” Buba explained.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the suspect (Buba) was paraded by the Police i the state and while being interrogated, he claimed that it was a demon that slaughtered the deceased.
He explained that the deceased, who was suffering from mental illness and epilepsy, was brought to him by his elder brother, Yahaya Musa of Kambillam, in the company of other family members for treatment.
According to the native doctor, while performing some rituals with a robe at his backyard, the demon descended in a whirlwind with knives tied on his leg and slit the throat of the patient.
”I saw the demon in the whirlwind but before I could reach where the patient was lying down to protect him, the demon overtook me and slaughtered him. Initially, the demon had warned me and demanded that I should slaughter chickens and offer a sacrifice of blood. I was waiting for the market day to buy the chickens for sacrifice as demanded” he said.
He stated that the family members of the deceased did not see the demon while coming down to the scene to kill Alamisa, saying that he was the only one who sighted it and rushed in to prevent it but to no avail.
According to him, he normally communicates with the demon, which he inherited from his grandmother when asleep in the night in Koma Damti dialect in Jada LGA, saying that he has been using it to treat people in order to earn a living.
On his part, an elder brother to the deceased, Yahaya Musa, blamed the native doctor for murdering his brother, saying that he was the one who slaughtered his brother and removed his throat.
This was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the of the Command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who stated that Buba was in custody undergoing interrogation over the alleged murder.
He explained that the suspect was apprehended in connection with the crime following a complaint by the deceased family and he is being investigated and may likely be prosecuted for murder if found culpable after the conclusion of investigations by the Police.
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Lagos State Government (LASG) and the Nigeria Police (NPF) to pay an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, the sum of N5 million as compensation.
Clement was allegedly assaulted by officials of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency and the Nigeria Police Force during the first anniversary of #EndSARS on October 20, 2021, at the Lekki Toll-Gate while he was carrying a passenger from the Island to the Mainland and was intercepted by the officials.
Following the pandemonium that ensued after policemen and the officers of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency fired tear-gas canisters to disperse the peaceful protesters and arrested many of them, Clement temporarily abandoned his car like other motorists and ran for his life.
But, by the time he returned to pick up his car, he was accosted, dragged, tortured and manhandled by the officers who refused to listen to his entreaties that he was an Uber driver and only wanted to retrieve his car.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that the assault was captured on video which went viral on social media and it was also reported by media houses.
In their attempt to forcefully put him inside the vehicle of the Lagos State Task Force otherwise called Black Maria, the officials of the Lagos State Government in connivance with the police officers also used pepper spray on Clement who cried for help.
Following public condemnation that trailed the viral incident, Lagos-based human rights lawyer and activist, Mr Inibehe Effiong, took up the case and sued the Lagos State Government, the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency, the Attorney General of Lagos, and the Nigeria Police Force.
While delivering judgement on Tuesday, in the fundamental rights case with Suit Number: FHC/CS/1862/2021, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa held that the treatment meted on the applicant amounted to a violation of his right to dignity and awarded the sum of N5 million as damages.
The court condemned the torture of Clement by officials of the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police Force.
Adedotun Clement
The applicant’s counsel, Effiong, in his reaction to the judgement, expressed appreciation to the court for upholding the rights of his client.
Effiong also called on the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babjide Sanwo-Olu, to comply with the judgement and pay the compensation in line with his public declaration that he had compensated victims connected with the EndSARS, and to reassure Lagosians that he believes in human rights.
Watch the UBER driver’s torture below
BREAKING: Court Orders Lagos State Government, Nigeria Police To Pay N5 Million As Compensation To Uber Driver Assaulted During 2021 EndSARS Anniversary
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, ordered the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police pic.twitter.com/t4v5Gym3bs
Abuja resident pastor of House on the Rock Church, Uche Aigbe, who was quizzed by the police following a video on social media that showed him on the pulpit preaching with an AK-47 rifle hung on his shoulder, has returned to the altar earlier in the week, but to share N2.95m to needy.
Pastor Uche, as he is fondly known, had a few weeks ago, took a break from his preaching duties after sharing the word of God in a Sunday service titled, “Guarding your faith,” with a strapped unloaded AK-47 rifle. Images of the eloquent man of God flooded the internet, leading to his invitation for questioning by authorities of the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, Federal Capital Territory Command.
A week later, Uche tendered an unreserved apology to the church, noting that his decision to hang a gun while delivering his sermon was merely a symbolism to drive his message home. He subsequently took a break off his preaching duties, apparently for sober reflection.
Appearing before a capacity-filled auditorium earlier in the week, Pastor Uche took to the microphone in obedience of Jesus admonition of the brethren not to forget the poor.
Armed with the naira equivalent of a thousand dollar, the Edo-born pastor explained the rationale for choosing to bless the less privileged members of the church who might be “going through stuff.”
He said, “In December last year, somebody gave me a thousand dollars. I have had that money, but I have not used it. So, I asked myself, why not change the money and use it to help somebody? So, if you are in church and you are going through stuff and are really challenged, please come out. I am doing this by faith because I know what happens whenever we do this. Come out if you are such a person. I need only 50 people. When once we get 50, we will stop.”
Pastor Uche Aigbe
As multitudes left their seats in obedience to the call, the pastor knew what was probably going on in the minds of those privileged enough to pick their bills despite the cash squeeze rattling the nation and her citizens for the past few weeks.
“Some of you might be wondering,” he continued, “that those who have come out do not dress as if they are going through stuff but there is a saying that you must never judge a book by its cover. Just because somebody might be looking good doesn’t mean that all is well, so don’t judge them,” he counselled.
Although Pastor Uche had requested only 50 church members desperately in need to come out, the headcount a few minutes later showed that a total of 57 such persons needed help in one way or the other.
At this point, six anonymous church members added sundry amounts to the pool, culminating in a thunderous applause from worshippers seated across the auditorium. While one gave the sum of a million naira, two others gave the sum of N250, 000 each. Another two church members gave the sum of N100, 000 each while another gave N200, 000, bringing the total to two million, nine hundred and fifty thousand naira only.
Aware of the varying needs of the people, the pastor separated the very needy -those not sure of the next meal- from those who could at least survive for one more week. To the first group, numbering 10, Pastor Uche gave cash gifts in envelopes, leaving 47 others to await the good news, having urged them to write their names and account numbers down for transfer within the week.
To the first group, he said, “If you don’t have anything to eat this week, I just have something in the envelope at least to help you through this week, just ten of you. The remaining of you, put down your details and by the grace of God, you will get alerts in your bank accounts,” he announced to the cheering worshipers who could not hide their joy and excitement.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the acts of police officers who demand money from complainants before they investigate a case, and officers in the charge rooms who extort family members of suspects in detention.
In a series of tweets, Adejobi stated that it is shameful and unprofessional for officers to convert the charge room to an extortion room.
Meanwhile, an eighteen-year-old man has been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command for allegedly being in possession of a locally fabricated firearm and two stolen phones.
The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the young man was apprehended during a stop and search exercise carried out by a patrol team from the Layeni division.
In a similar vein, Hundeyin said officers from Orile Division stopped 34-year-old David at School Bus-stop. He was searched and found with a locally fabricated firearm and two live cartridges.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Adejobi is an astute police officer and a professional public relations practitioner. He is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Ibandan, where he studied Archaeology and Geography.
He equally holds a Master’s Degree in Peace and Conflict from the same University. A product of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil Kano where he had his initial police training.
Adejobi has had a long stint as Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State Police Command from 2008 -2016.
He equally served as PPRO Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, in 2016 and PPRO, Lagos State Police Command between September, 2020 and August, 2021, when he was posted to deputize the former Force PRO, CP Frank Mba.
CSP Adejobi has carved a niche for himself in Police Public Relations Management with the experience he has gained serving as PPRO in different Police Commands and Zone for more than a decade.
He has equally held many other offices in the Police including; Operations Officer, OC Anti Bank Robbery and Anti Pipeline Vandalization, Sagamu Division from 2006 to 2008; Admin Officer, Department of Operations, Police Headquarters, Ogun State in 2008; Operations Officer, Department of Operations, Lagos State Command Ikeja in 2017; Directing Staff, Police College Ikeja; and as Personal Assistant to The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
He is a member of several professional bodies and associations, which include: Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR); International Public Relations Association (IPRA); Point Man Leadership Institute, USA; International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), USA; Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP); Boys Brigade Nigeria; and the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria.
He has since assumed duty as the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Force Headquarters, Abuja following the confirmation of his appointment by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba NPM, psc(+), fdc on April 19, 2022.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has lost a senior officer, A.I.G Lawan Tanko Jimeta, to the cold hands of death after a brief illness.
AIG Jimeta was in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states.
He died on Sunday morning at the Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State after a brief illness.
This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, in a terse Whatsapp message on Sunday.
A.I.G Lawan Tanko Jimeta
He said: “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. With a heavy heart but total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, I wish to announce the death of A.I.G Lawan Tanko Jimeta. He died at the Teaching Hospital, Benin Edo State, this morning after a brief Illness.
“To Allah, we belong and to him, we shall return, a real departure of a Godly man. May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and reward him with aljannatul fiddausi. May he give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, amin.”
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that AIG Jimeta was a graduate of English Language from the University of Maiduguri and also a Masters holder in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Open University.
He took over his appointment as AIG Zone 5, on January 13, 2022.
He served in various capacities in the Nigeria Police Force including as Edo State Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Commissioner for Police, Personal Assistant to the AIG of Police, Department of Training and Development, FHQ Annex, Lagos State and Chief of Training, Directorate on Peace-keeping, FHQ, Abuja. He also served as the Area Commander, Suleja Area Command.
