Outrage as IGP directs policemen to use force on protesters
Searing criticism and outright condemnation have trailed Saturday’s directive by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to policemen to use ‘all legitimate force’ against ‘riotous protesters’ in the country. Adamu also ordered the deployment of ‘legitimate force’ to protect lives and properties of citizens, including police officers and personnel of other law enforcement agencies and their families. This order contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba. The FPRO said the directive became necessary in order to prevent attacks on private/public assets
We shouldn’t Leave Public Space For Criminal – IGP Adamu to Policemen
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has urged police officers and men not to leave the public space open for criminals to operate. He advised them to cover public spaces across the country to ensure tight security for law-abiding citizens and their properties. The police chief noted that the #EndSARS protests, which were later hijacked by hoodlums, were caused by circulation of fake news. Adamu stated this on Wednesday while addressing police officers and men in Edo State at the state headquarters in the Government Reservation Area (GRA), Benin, the state capital. The IGP was accompanied by Edo Deputy Governor
Police Act: IGP May not benefit from it, may retires January
There are indications that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, may not benefit from the provisions of the Nigeria Police Act 2020, assented by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, last week. The new law prescribed among others, a four-year single tenure for the office of the Inspector-General of Police. But Adamu, who is the 20th indigenous police boss, is expected to retire in January 2021 when he would clock 35 years in service. According to a Wikipedia, the 59-year-old was born on September 17, 1961, and enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in 1986, after graduating from the Ahmadu
Police Recruitment: Entry requirements not suspended, says IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu on Tuesday debunked a report in the media that he had suspended the entry requirements for candidates in the ongoing police recruitment screening exercise, who applied to join the Nigeria Police Force as constables across the states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Frank Mba. While reassuring the members of the public that the statutory entry requirements into the Nigeria Police Force remain sacrosanct and would be thoroughly followed in
Communal clash: Ikale communities petition IGP, accuse Akeredolu of bias
The Ikale speaking areas of Ago Alaye, Agirifon and Basola in Odigbo Local Government of Ondo State have petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. The Nation reports that in a petition by their lawyer, Olusanmi Tobase, they alleged bias in the handling of a communal clash with the neighbouring Araromi Obu, who had been trespassing into their land. According to a copy of the petition received at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on July 25th and made available to journalists, trouble started on July 16 when a group of Ikale young men and their tenants were on their
Police IG orders arrest of Sen. Elisha Abbo, for slapping a nursing mother
Vanguard reports that, Following the call by Nigerians to arrest, prosecute and jail Senator Elisha Abbo, who allegedly slapped a nursing mother at a sex toy shop in Abuja, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered for his arrest on Wednesday. Investigations are currently ongoing at the Federal Capital Territory police by an investigative team set up by the Police Force headquarters in Abuja. The news of the attack went viral after a video recorded by the Close Circuit Television (CCTV), installed in the shop was shared on the social media, an act which is said to
Senator Adeleke Takes IGP, AIG To Court Over Detention
Senator Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday sued the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for his detention by the police in Abuja on May 6. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 2018 Osun State governorship election is through his lawyer, Kanmi Ajibola, seeking the enforcement of his fundamental rights to personal liberty and right to freedom of movement at the Osun State High Court. Joined in the suit are the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 11, Mr Leye Oyebade; an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Simon Lough; and an Assistant Superintendent of Police, John Faluyi. Adeleke,
1,071 killed, 685 kidnapped in first quarter of 2019 – IG
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Adamu, said that 1,071 persons lost their lives in crime-related cases across the country in the first quarter of 2019. The IGP made this known during the quarterly Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council meeting held on Tuesday in Kaduna. Adamu said the crime statistics showed that between January and April, at least 685 persons were kidnapped across the country. He said 767 of the persons killed were from the North. Giving a further breakdown of the deaths, Adamu said the North-West topped the death list with 436; North-Central came second with 250; while the
Insecurity: Buhari approves community policing
President Muhammed Buhari has approved the adoption of a community police system to combat growing security threats across Nigeria, the IG of Police has said. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, made the announcement Tuesday at the Forum of Northern Traditional Rulers in Kaduna. The event deliberated on critical security issues, especially as they affect the north. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the Federal Government would announce a new policy on community policing for better service delivery. Mr Osinbajo said it would pave the way for modern policing in the country. He assured that the establishment
We’ll Replicate Feat Recorded In Osun, Ekiti During 2019 Election — IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris said, yesterday, that the Nigerian police is prepared to replicate the feat it recorded at the Ekiti and Osun States Governorship elections in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. The Vanguard reported that the IGP made this known at a two-day train the trainers’ workshop for senior police officers on election security management for the 2019 general elections in Abuja. Represented by the Commissioner of the Police Training College, Maiduguri, Reuben Akpan, the IGP said: ‘‘This workshop is coming at the right time, it came at the right time. With the inputs from
