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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, undertook a significant visit to Kwara State on Friday, November 24, 2023, where he engaged in key activities aimed at strengthening the relationship between the police force and the local community, as well as reinforcing the importance of professionalism and people-friendly policing. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, “The visit included a courtesy call on the revered Emir of Kwara at his palace. During this meeting, the IGP and the Emir discussed matters of mutual interest, focusing...

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 40 Senior Police Officers comprising 14 Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police to various Commands and Formations in the country. It was learnt that it is part of the mandate to have a professionally competent, service-driven, rule-of-law compliant, and people friendly Police Force, and to reflect the new status of senior officers recently elevated to their next ranks. In a statement in Abuja on Thursday, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force,...

In response to the ongoing concern over the tragic loss of lives due to the neglect of gunshot and accident victims, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has issued a resounding call to all medical practitioners in Nigeria to provide prompt and compassionate treatment to all victims of gunshots and accidents, irrespective of the presence or absence of a police report. The IGP's directive aligns with the full enforcement of the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act of 2017, which mandates that all healthcare providers...

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...

…CHARGES SPU COMMANDERS ON PROFESSIONALISM The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, played host to the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Ambassador Michael Freeman, and his entourage in his Abuja office. According to a statement by the Force Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP seized the opportunity to brief the Ambassador about the new Nigeria Police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) which is the pet project of the IGP to tackle crimes and criminality, including violent crimes across the country. He admonished the...