Tag: IGP Mohammed Adamu

  • #EndSARS: Police lost 100 AK-47 rifles, 37 stations torched in Lagos — IGP committee

    #EndSARS: Police lost 100 AK-47 rifles, 37 stations torched in Lagos — IGP committee

    Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Special Committee set up for damage assessment to police facilities and equipment during the #EndSARS protest has disclosed that about 100 AK-47 rifles and 2,600 units of ammunition are missing as a result of attacks on police formations in Lagos State. It would be recalled that the attacks on police formations…

  • IGP Adamu advises policemen to defend themselves against attacks

    IGP Adamu advises policemen to defend themselves against attacks

    The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has asked the personnel of the force to protect themselves against attacks. He said the men and officers have the right to defend themselves in case of physical danger. The IGP spoke on Friday during an assessment tour of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja, where he also…

  • Recruitment: Our entry requirements stand, says Police

    Recruitment: Our entry requirements stand, says Police

    The Nigeria Police say the entry requirements into the force have not been suspended. The force further said this is contrary to news making the rounds that its constabulary entry requirements have been altered. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, he said Sections 71 – 75…

  • (PHOTOS) My achievements in one year satisfactory, says Police Affairs Minister

    (PHOTOS) My achievements in one year satisfactory, says Police Affairs Minister

    Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi has said the Ministry has recorded a significant milestone within one year after its re-establishment August 2019.  While noting that the Ministry is committed to keying into President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision of frontally dealing with myriads of insecurity bedevilling the country, Dingyadi stated that a new internal security…

  • Recruitment: Police fix date for screening of applicants

    Recruitment: Police fix date for screening of applicants

    The Nigeria police has announced date for physical and credential screening of constables who have applied to join the force. The screening Commences from 24th August, 2020 to 6th September, 2020, says a release by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer on Thursday. “In continuation of the ongoing recruitment of constables into the Nigeria…

  • Edo guber: IGP orders nationwide clampdown on proliferation of illegal weapons

    Edo guber: IGP orders nationwide clampdown on proliferation of illegal weapons

    As part of preparations toward the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States, as well as efforts by the Police High Command to curb the proliferation of prohibited firearms in the country, the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu, has ordered Commissioners of Police in the thirty-six States of the Federation and the Federal Capital…

  • Kaduna killings: IGP orders full enforcement of curfew

    Kaduna killings: IGP orders full enforcement of curfew

    As part of efforts at restoring law and order in parts of Southern Kaduna affected by recent violence and other security challenges, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed the Commissioner of Police (CP), Kaduna State Police Command to ensure full enforcement of the curfew imposed by the Kaduna State Government. The CP…

  • Northern Govs, Meet Security Chiefs Over Insecurity in Abuja

    Northern Govs, Meet Security Chiefs Over Insecurity in Abuja

    Acting on the stern warning given to service chiefs last week by President Muhammadu Buhari to contain insecurity in the North, security chiefs on Monday met with Northern governors to discuss insecurity in the region. Making the disclosure after a meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Zamfara State governor,…

  • Free CUPP spokesman now, Timi Frank Tells IGP FEATURED

    Free CUPP spokesman now, Timi Frank Tells IGP FEATURED

    A chieftain of the PDP, Timi Frank has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, to release without further delay, the spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Ugochinyere, from illegal arrest and detention. Comrade Timi Frank, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made…