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  • IGP Mad at Attacks on Cops, Facilities in South East

    IGP Mad at Attacks on Cops, Facilities in South East

     The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, has strongly condemned the recent spate of attacks on police officers, facilities, and other police operational assets around the nation, particularly in the South East where there have been attacks on police stations, ruthless murder of police officers in their line of duty to protect the citizenry, as well as the destruction of critical national infrastructures.
    A release by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, said that the IGP has, consequently, ordered the immediate deployment of additional operational assets to complement officers and men attached to Operation Restore Peace in the South East, and other launched operations, with the aim of flushing out criminal elements who hide under the guise of aggrieved citizens to perpetrate criminal acts.
    The IGP warned that attacks on police officers in the line of duty would no longer be tolerated under whatever guise, as the Force holds the lives of its personnel sacrosanct, and such unwarranted attacks would be strictly treated in accordance with extant laws. He equally reiterated the commitment of the Force to protection of lives and property while stressing that it is vital to respect the lives and fundamental rights of police officers and other security operatives, in order to enable them advance their sacred mandate of serving and protecting the citizens better.
     
  • Osinachi’s death: IGP Promises Speedy Prosecution of Husband if…

    Osinachi’s death: IGP Promises Speedy Prosecution of Husband if…

    The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba,  on Wednesday, assured Nigerians, particularly family members of the late gospel artiste, Osinachi Nwachukwu, that the police will prosecute the widower of the late singer swiftly once investigations are concluded and evidence proves he had a hand in her death.
    Baba gave the assurance when the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
    Tallen, who was accompanied by some members of the late singer’s family, tabled the plight of women in Nigeria, particularly in relation to gender and domestic-based violence, before the IGP, calling for action against perpetrators.
    She particularly fingered the case of Osinachi Nwachukwu whose untimely death, allegedly at the hands of her husband, on April 8, 2022, triggered public outcry. The Minister sought to know what efforts the police had made to ensure that  justice is speedily dispensed.
    All these were contained in a press statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP.
    According to him, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, in his reaction, noted that the untimely death is heart-breaking particularly as information from sources close to the family and independent witnesses fingered her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, as being responsible for her death.
    The IGP stated that the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force, in whose jurisdiction the incident occurred, had arrested the deceased’s husband at about 5p.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at their residence in Lugbe, Abuja. And the suspect is currently being detained at the FCT Police Command even as investigations are still ongoing.
    The IGP, the release continued, further emphasized that considering the sensitive nature of the case, and the need to get justice swiftly, the command has approached the National Hospital, Abuja, for post-mortem examinations on the deceased to ascertain the cause of death. And her husband would be charged to court as soon as it is established that he was responsible for her death.
    Mr. Baba stressed that the alleged act is condemnable in all ramifications as it is both illegal and immoral for one human to take the life of another in any manner contrary to the provisions of the law. He reiterated the commitment of the Force under his leadership to ensuring that cases of this nature, including domestic violence, sexual and gender-based violence, rape, and other social vices are accorded utmost attention with a view to bringing their perpetrators to justice according to the provisions of extant laws.
  • IGP Approves Promotion of 21,039 Junior Officers

    IGP 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, made this known in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja.

    He said the junior officers promoted were 20,572 Sergeants to the next rank of Inspector, 324 Corporals to Sergeants, and 143 Constables to the rank of Corporal.

    Adejobi said the promotion was part of ongoing efforts to improve the welfare, conditions of service, as well as boosting the morale of personnel, to enhance efficiency.

    He also said that it was part of the I-GP’s manpower development drive to ensure that deserving officers were promoted accordingly.

    The police spokesman said the idea was to encourage hard work and further promote the culture of merit, excellence, and dedication to duties.

    Adejobi said the Force’s high command was liaising with the Police Service Commission on the release of the promotions of senior police officers.

    He said the I-GP had given the assurance that the promotion would be approved and released soon.

    According to Adejobi, the I-GP had commended the newly promoted officers for their resilience and invaluable commitment to duties, while urging them to see their promotions as a call for renewed zeal, vigour, patriotism to duty, and rededication to professional policing standards.

    Source: NAN

  • IGP Bans Use of Unapproved Uniforms, Outfits, on Routine Operations

    IGP Bans Use of Unapproved Uniforms, Outfits, on Routine Operations

    The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, has expressed dismay at the flagrant violation of the approved Nigeria Police Force dress code by officers on patrol and guard, stop-and-search, and other routine police operations.

    Mr. Baba is particularly outraged by officers who, he said, have formed the habit of wearing t-shirts and face caps with “Special Forces”, “Commando”, “Gallant MOPOL”, “SCORPION”, and other inscriptions while on duty.

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    Consequently, the IGP has ordered an immediate ban on such unapproved apparels.

    A release issued by the acting Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, Mr. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, announced the directive.

    “The IGP has described as unacceptable, the use of unapproved apparels, noting that uniforms, which is a means of identification, has been abused by these officers who engage in improper dressing,” CSP Adejobi said.

    “He equally decries the fear this unwholesome practice creates in the minds of innocent Nigerians. The IGP therefore ordered that henceforth, all police officers detailed for patrol, stop-and-search, check point, and other routine operational duties must be in approved uniforms for easy identification.

    “Consequently, the IGP has ordered that all Police disciplinary units, particularly the Force Provost Marshal, the IGP X-Squad and Monitoring Unit, to ensure, strict enforcement of the directive with severe sanctions for erring officers. The IGP has equally warned that all supervisory officers would be held vicariously liable in the event that personnel under their command violate this order.

    Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, according to Adejobi, has assured well-meaning members of the public that the Force leadership is committed to promoting strategic police reforms geared at sanitizing operational engagements, and bequeathing to the nation a professional policing system that every Nigerian would be proud of.

  • Abba Kyari’s Drugs Scandal: IGP Orders Closure of All Intelligence Response Teams, Special Tactical Squad Satellite Units

    Abba Kyari’s Drugs Scandal: IGP Orders Closure of All Intelligence Response Teams, Special Tactical Squad Satellite Units

    The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the closure of all satellite units of the Intelligence Response Team and Special Tactical Squad across the country.

    This comes a day after the arrest of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari and others by authorities of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over alleged drug dealings.

    All serving officers in the satellite units have been asked to report to the Force Headquarters, Abuja for debriefing.

    A police source confirmed to Channels Television that authorities have directed that serving officers and men in the unit will be demobilised and posted to commands across the country.

    Meanwhile, the Force management also directed that the IRT/STS Headquarters in Abuja should be fortified and organised for enhanced operational performance to combat emerging trends.

    In July 2020, the then-Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu had directed the disbandment of the satellite offices and bases of the IRT and STS, leaving the headquarters of the units under the State Investigation Bureau as a response to the public outcry on human rights infringement by some officers of these units.

    While the civil society organisations commended then disbandment stressing that most of the alleged atrocities that have dented the image of the Police were carried out at the Satellite bases, where the operatives acted with impunity.

    According to them, the IG’S decision was to ensure that IRT Officers operates in the various State Commands under the strict supervision and control of the State Commissioners.

    The Commissioners of Police would be held responsible for any excesses and failure of the Operatives or failure to hold them accountable for a breach of due process.

    The formations of the two units of the police followed moves by the Force Headquarters to reposition the police and ensure accountability and due process.

  • OAU Student Adegoke’s Murder: Falana Asks IGP to Move Adedoyin, Others’ Trial to Osun

    OAU Student Adegoke’s Murder: Falana Asks IGP to Move Adedoyin, Others’ Trial to Osun

    Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has demanded that the trial of all suspects arrested in connection with the slain master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke at Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, be held in Osun State.
    The lawyer said the demand was made since none of the elements of the offence to be tried by the FCT High Court took place in the Abuja.
    His  letter to the IGP read: “We are Solicitors to the aged parents of the Late Timothy Adegoke (hereinafter referred to as “our clients”) on whose behalf we write this letter. Our clients’ instructions are briefly summarised and stated as follows:
    “The son of our clients, Timothy Adegoke, was a 37-year-old Master of Business Administration student at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. Timothy had lodged at the Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile Ife on November 6, 2021 while preparing for his examinations in the University. He was abducted in his room later in the night and taken to the bush where he was brutally killed by a group of suspected assassins.
    “Having killed Timothy in a gruesome manner the assassins mutilated his body and proceeded to bury it in an unmarked grave. The police investigation has since exhumed the mutilated body of the deceased. Based on the complaint of our clients the Nigeria Police Force arrested some of the suspects while others who are currently at large had been declared wanted.

    “To our utter dismay the arrested suspects have been arraigned before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on a 7- count charge of conspiracy to commit murder, murder, conspiracy to commit improper or indecent interference with the body of the deceased, uttering and intent to destroy evidence under the Penal Code.
    “However, as all the aforesaid criminal offences were said to have been committed at Ile-Ife you will agree with us that the suspects ought to have been charged before a court of competent jurisdiction in Osun State.

    Consequently, we are compelled to request you to use your good offices to ensure that the case file is handed over to the Attorney-General of Osun State to enable him to study same with a view to filing relevant charges against the suspects at the High Court of Osun State.

    “Having demonstrated professionalism and unusual courage in the handling of the investigation of the case we are confident that you will not hesitate to accede to our request in the interest of justice. Otherwise, we shall not hesitate to institute legal proceedings to compel you to ensure that the criminal proceedings are instituted pursuant to the Criminal Code (34) Laws of Osun State.”

    The family of Adegoke, had in a letter dated February 3, hired Falana as their lawyer.

    Adegoke had lodged in Hilton Hotels and Resorts at Ile-Ife upon his arrival from Abuja on November 5 to enable him to arrive early for his examination at the OAU Distance Learning Centre, Moro, Osun State, on November 6 and November 7.

    He later went missing and was found dead buried in a grave following police investigation of the hotel owner, Dr Rahman Adedoyin and its workers.

     

  • Alabi Is New Lagos CP As IGP Deploys New Commissioners to Yobe, Benue

    Alabi Is New Lagos CP As IGP Deploys New Commissioners to Yobe, Benue

    The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the posting of new Commissioners of Police, CPs, to Lagos, Benue and Yobe states.

    The Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, Mr Frank Mba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

    He said the newly-posted CPs are Sylvester Alabi, Lagos; Haruna Garba, Yobe, and Tajudeen Abass, Benue State.

    Mba said the posting followed the recent promotion of two Deputy Inspectors General of Police, six Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 17 CPs by the Police Service Commission.

    He said the new Lagos State CP is a fellow of the National Defence College and a member of Nigeria Institute of Management.

    Mba said the new CP holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the University of Lagos and a Masters Degree from Obafemi Awolowo University,

    He said Alabi was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force in 1990 as a cadet officer.

    Mba said the new Yobe CP holds a Masters Degree in International Relations from the University of Uyo and was also appointed as a cadet officer in 1990.

    The police spokesman said the new CP had served in various operational, investigative and administrative capacities within the Force.

    Mba said the new Benue CP was a former Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) in Oyo and Ogun states.

    According to him, he had also served as the Assistant Commissioner of Police, SCID, Delta, and also as the Area Commander, Area C, Surulere, Lagos State, amongst others.

    Mba said the IGP also urged the newly-posted officers to ensure they consolidated and improved on the gains of their predecessors, particularly in the areas of crime fighting and public safety.

    The IGP enjoined the officers to ensure that their leadership roles in their new areas of assignment upheld policing virtues of professionalism, respect for rule of law and citizens’ rights.

    He called on citizens to render support and cooperation to the newly-posted CPs to enable them effectively deliver on their mandates.

    Mba said the posting of the affected Senior Police Officers was with immediate effect.

    Source: NAN

  • Bethel Baptist School Abduction: Police Arrest 3 Key Suspects

    Bethel Baptist School Abduction: Police Arrest 3 Key Suspects

    The Nigeria Police Force has announced that operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) have arrested three of the key suspects in the abduction of students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, Kaduna.

    Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police, revealed the suspects as including Ishaku Lawal, Muazu Abubakar and Adam Bello.

    According to Mba, investigations by the police team revealed how the principal suspect, Muazu Abubakar a.k.a Datti, ‘m’, 27, carried out surveillance of the Bethel Baptist School and strategized with his other gang members before they attacked and kidnapped the students.

    Ishaku Lawal, another suspect arrested in connection with the crime, revealed how a suspect, one Ahmadu a.k.a Yellow, provided the firearms and ammunition that they used for the operation. One AK47 rifle was recovered from each of the suspects.

    Investigations into the case is still ongoing, Mba said.

    Also in police net is what Mba described as “a prolific highway robbery syndicate” that have been linked to at least 50 armed robbery attacks along major highways in the South West region of the country.

    The leader of the gang, one Mohammed Mode, a.k.a Basullube, from Gugu in Kwara State, confessed to the Police team how he masterminded and led other gang members to execute a series of highway robberies before they eventually met their waterloo.

    The gang members include: Abdullahi Mohammed from Ogbomoso, Oyo State; Musa Adamu from Otte Vilage, Kwara State; and Abdullahi Ali from Orita Gambari in Oyo State. They are all within the age bracket of 21 and 27 years.

    Similarly, Police investigations into the recent spate of break-ins and theft in places of worship in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and contiguous States to the FCT, led to the arrest of three members of a gang that specialized in theft of musical instruments from churches.

    The suspects reportedly told the Police team how they broke into over fifty churches with thee FCT, and cart away valuables.

    Mba named the suspects as Monday Akawu, 39, whose stock-in-trade  is to impersonate personnel of the Nigerian Army to enable the gang move the stolen items to their intended criminal receivers; and Joseph Orazulike, 35, who is the alleged receiver of the stolen items. Over 30 specialized musical equipment and other electronic gadgets stolen from different churches were recovered from the suspects, said Mba.

    IGP Elated 

    Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mr.Usman Alkali Baba, has charged police operatives across the country to sustain the tempo in the ongoing execution of Operation Restore Peace.

    A release issued in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police, said the IGP expressed satisfaction with the progress of the special operation, noting that it had remarkably assisted in rolling back violent crimes in the country.

    Baba, Mba continued, commended police operatives for the recent arrest of 50 suspected notorious criminals engaged in kidnapping, banditry, unlawful possession of firearms, trading in illicit drugs, amongst others.

    Twenty-six sophisticated firearms, including 13 AK47 rifles, four SMGs, four locally made revolver rifles, as well as 2720 ammunition of different calibres were shown to the media as some of the exhibits recovered from the suspects.

    All the suspects will be charged to court on completion of investigations, Mba concluded.

     

     

  • Big Crime Bust! In Katsina, Police Arrest 1, 504 High-Profile Criminals, Free 393 Kidnap Victims

    Big Crime Bust! In Katsina, Police Arrest 1, 504 High-Profile Criminals, Free 393 Kidnap Victims

    Call it one of the highest crime busts of all times and you would have hit the nail right on the head!

    This is because, the Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have, in the past few months, arrested 1503 high-profile criminal suspects, rescued 393 kidnapped victims, recovered four General Purpose Machine Guns, GPMGs, 37 AK47 rifles, 288 anti-aircraft ammunition, among others.

    The nation’s number one super cop, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, delivered the cherry news on Thursday during a one-day on-the-spot assessment of the security situation in the state.

    The IGP, according to a release by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, also a Commissioner of Police, commended the Katsina State Police Command for what he described as “its giant strides in combating crimes and criminality in the state, particularly, rolling back the negative trend of the activities of bandits and other criminal elements in the state.”

    In particular, IGP Baba commended the command for its efforts at “rescuing kidnapped victims and reuniting them with their families and improving public confidence.”

    The one-day visit by the IGP, according to Mba, was part of efforts at “carrying out on-the-spot security assessment in the state, mobilizing members of the public and other credible stakeholders against crimes, boosting the confidence of police operatives in the Command and providing the needed leadership for onslaught against crimes and criminality.”

    The IGP, he said, noted that the operational strategies currently being implemented by the Force to stabilize security across the country and improve public safety had begun to yield positive and significant results.

    The IGP further noted that in Katsina State, within the past four months of the current administration, a total of 1,503 suspected high-profile criminals were arrested in connection with different violent crimes across the state, including: kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, sexual and gender-based crimes, among others.

    The arrests, Mba continued in the release, included 267 suspected armed robbers, 304 suspected kidnappers, 97 bandits, among others. He also revealed that police operatives also rescued 393 kidnapped victims and reunited them with their families and communities.

    The IGP also confirmed that the Force had made tremendous success in breaking the weapon supply chain to bandits as well as other criminal elements in the state. This, he said, was evident in the interception and recovery of sophisticated weapons, including four GPMG, 37 AK47 rifles, two G3 rifles, 288 anti-aircraft ammunition and 118 AK47 ammunition.

    Concluding, the IGP assured Nigerians that despite the harsh operational environment in which police officers operate, the force will continue to improve on the gains in the fight against crimes across the country.

    IGP Baba urged parents and guardians, traditional rulers, political leaders and religious leaders, as well as other critical stakeholders, to provide necessary leadership, counselling, mentoring and support needed to guide citizens, particularly, the youths, out of the path of crime and criminality.

     

     

  • Banditry: IGP Re-strategising on Security in Zamfara –AIG

    Banditry: IGP Re-strategising on Security in Zamfara –AIG

    The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Usman Baba, has introduced practical strategies to end the security challenges facing Zamfara.

    The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 10 Sokoto, Mr Ali Janga made this known on Wednesday when he visited Zamfara over recent  security situation in the state.

    Speaking to newsmen after meeting with police officers and men at police headquarters Gusau, the AIG said the police under the I-G, Police,   re-strategised its measures to end security challenges in Zamfara and other parts of the country.

    “I am here because the I-G directed me to brief the officers and men of the command about their  constitutional duties as police.

    “We adopted new measures to improve security in the state. We are going to partner with other security agencies to tackle the challenges”, Janga said.

    The AIG charged the officers and men to be proactive and be at alert.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the AIG also visited Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello to seek for traditional rulers support in the fight against bandits in the state (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

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