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The Nigeria Police Force is a very large organisation consisting of 36 State commands and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) grouped into 17 zones and 8 administrative organs. [ 5] As at July 2024, the NPF is headed by IGP (Inspector General) Kayode Egbetokun. [ 6] In 2020, it underwent major overhauls. [ 7]
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was founded in late 1992 by former police commissioner Simeon Danladi Midenda.The inciting events that spurred SARS formation were the killing of Colonel Ezra Dindam Rimdan (Nigerian Army) by police officers at a checkpoint in Lagos on September 1992, their arrest, [6] a strike by police officers in response, and a subsequent crime wave.
On December 13, 2021, Fisayo Soyombo was detained at the headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Abuja in connection to a story published by FIJ about a police camp project approved in 2018 and scheduled to be completed in 14 weeks. FIJ reported that the then Commissioner of Police in charge of budget and finance approved more than ...
The Rivers State Police Command is the state branch of the Nigeria Police Force in Rivers State. It is responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, and preventing crime. The Rivers State police has 9 area commands with 52 divisional police headquarters, 25 police stations and 23 police outposts.
Amisom Mogadishu Regional Commander of the Nigeria Formed Police Unit meets Lagos State Police Command, Ward Ogbu. The Lagos Police Command is the Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Police Force. It is responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention in the state. The commissioner of this command is often appointed by the Inspector-General of
He retired on 24 July 2009 from the Nigeria Police Force meritoriously, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 60 years. The entire Nigeria Police Force will continue to eulogize, appreciate and give ample reasons to remember him for all that he enacted, stood for, and his inherent principles of being celebrated but yet a benevolent tough cop.
Formation. 1964. First holder. Louis Edet. Website. Official Website of NPF. The Inspector General of Police, abbreviated as IGP is the head of the Nigeria Police Force. He is the most senior officer in the police service. The pioneer IGP is Louis Edet and the current IGP is Kayode Egbetokun .
August 2, 2024 at 5:00 AM. By Abraham Achirga. ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian police are on red alert and may seek the help of the military after protests against the cost of living and governance ...