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The Nigeria Police Force has expressed its concerns over reports of impersonation of its staff, name-dropping and other unlawful acts perpetrated by members of the public, warning that such are not tolerated and attract severe weight of the law when caught. The NPF made the remarks via a press statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), advising the general public to be "vigilant and exercise discernment when approached by anyone using the names...

…AS IGP ASSURES SAFER CYBERSPACE IN NIGERIA The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre recently apprehended two individuals involved in criminal conspiracy, identity theft, and romance scams, while efforts are in top gear to apprehend others on our radar. Force Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the arrest is in furtherance of the matching order of the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to bequeath to Nigerians, a safer cyberspace. “These suspects, namely Jerry Okoye and Ifeanyi Nwosu, both residents of Panasonic Estate in Idu, Abuja,...

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Thursday, September 28, 2023, visited the National Trauma Centre, National Hospital, to personally assess the condition of a Police Inspector, Omeje Matthew, who was brutally attacked and machete by armed hoodlums at his residence in Kabusa, Abuja. A statement by the Force Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the IGP emphasized that the attack on a Police Officer in the line of duty or off-duty is an attack on the entire law enforcement community and the peace and security...

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Ms. Peace Ekom Robert who was declared wanted as a result of alleged involvement in serial fraudulent activities which have affected numerous persons. Force Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said despite multiple requests for Ms. Robert's cooperation and the presence of substantial evidentiary material, she consistently declined to engage with the Police and was subsequently declared a person of interest. He said, “The Nigeria Police Force wishes to provide clarity on the ongoing investigation involving Ms. Peace Ekom Robert, who is suspected...

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has constituted an ad hoc committee to carry out a comprehensive review of firearms licensing and regulations by the Nigeria Police Force in line with the Firearms Act and other extant laws, in the interest of public safety and general security. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja. The Committee's mandate will encompass a thorough assessment of current firearms licensing procedures and regulations, with the aim of enhancing their effectiveness,...

In continuation of the Inspector General of Police duty tour to Lagos State, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has charged the traditional rulers and the traditional institutions in general, with inclusiveness in actualizing the principles of community policing in order to have a more secure and peaceful society in Nigeria. Disclosing this by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Thursday, August 24, 2023, said IGP Egbetokun who paid a courtesy visit to the esteemed Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu, Osuolale Akiolu, at his...