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  • Outrage as IGP directs policemen to use force on protesters

    Outrage as IGP directs policemen to use force on protesters

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    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…

  • We shouldn’t Leave Public Space For Criminal – IGP Adamu to Policemen

    We shouldn’t Leave Public Space For Criminal – IGP Adamu to Policemen

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    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…

  • Police Act: IGP May not benefit from it, may retires January

    Police Act: IGP May not benefit from it, may retires January

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    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…

  • Police Recruitment: Entry requirements not suspended, says IGP

    Police Recruitment: Entry requirements not suspended, says IGP

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    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…

  • Communal clash: Ikale communities petition IGP, accuse Akeredolu of bias

    Communal clash: Ikale communities petition IGP, accuse Akeredolu of bias

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    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…

  • Police IG orders arrest of Sen. Elisha Abbo, for slapping a nursing mother

    Police IG orders arrest of Sen. Elisha Abbo, for slapping a nursing mother

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    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…

  • Senator Adeleke Takes IGP, AIG To Court Over Detention

    Senator Adeleke Takes IGP, AIG To Court Over Detention

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    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…

  • 1,071 killed, 685 kidnapped in first quarter of 2019 – IG

    1,071 killed, 685 kidnapped in first quarter of 2019 – IG

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    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…

  • Insecurity: Buhari approves community policing

    Insecurity: Buhari approves community policing

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    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…

  • We’ll Replicate Feat Recorded In Osun, Ekiti During 2019 Election — IGP

    We’ll Replicate Feat Recorded In Osun, Ekiti During 2019 Election — IGP

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    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…