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Abuja lawyer, Opara challenges Buhari’s power to extend IGP Alkali’s tenure

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2023 0

By Andrew Orolua An Abuja based legal practitioner, Mr. Maxwell Opara has asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari from allowing the present Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali to continue in office beyond March 1, 2023. He asked the Court of

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Elections: FG clears air on IGP’s tenure

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2023 0

.Says Police boss not retiring midway into elections …as FEC approves draft bill to establish police training schools By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government yesterday announced that the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, who will be clocking 60 years on March 1, 2023, has been extended by the President. Addressing […]

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Murder of female lawyer: IGP orders speedy investigation, prosecution of indicted officers

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2022 0

.Says Force leadership would not condone any inappropriate or unprofessional acts .Lagos police condole with family, friends of lawyer killed by police officer . NBA demands more details from police on alleged murder of female lawyer By Benjamin Omoike with agency reports The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba, has condemned the shooting and […]

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You are unfit to end insecurity- IPOB to IGP

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2022 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has fired back at the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, saying he is unfit to end insecurity. On Wednesday, the IGP described IPOB as a criminal entity responsible for the insecurity in the eastern and southern parts of the country. Baba made this disclosure in Anambra State while […]

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2023 Election: IGP reads riot act, says use of money unacceptable

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2022 0

…as INEC chairman asks Nigerians to shun monetary inducement By Tunde Opalana Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, on Monday, said use of money by politicians and other stakeholders will be unacceptable during the 2023 general election. He said the Nigerian Police will be all out to curtail monetary inducement before and during […]

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Court vacates order committing IGP to prison for contempt

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2022 0

By ANDREW OROLUA A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, vacated its order of November 29, 2022, that committed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, to prison for contempt. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon held in a ruling that there was evidence before her court that the IGP has substantially complied with the […]

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IGP inaugurates 5 new gun boats in Lagos to combat waterfront robbery

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2022 0

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, on Friday in Lagos, inaugurated five newly acquired gun boats for the Nigerian Police for patrol’s and response to emergencies on internal waterways. Speaking at the ceremony, the IGP assured of the continuous commitment of his administration to upgrading the operational assets of the Nigeria Police Force […]

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IGP deploys personnel as Abuja-Kaduna train resumes today

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2022 0

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba has ordered the deployment of armed personnel for the commencement of railway services along Abuja-Kaduna route from Monday, December 5th, 2022. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) had suspended train service along the […]

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IGP orders activation of inter-agency election security committees nationwide

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2022 0

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) nationwide to activate the Inter-Agency Consultative Committees on Election Security. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Baba said the order was to engage stakeholders in evolving strategies to mitigate

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2023: Some Govs are promoting political violence – IGP

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2022 0

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday said some State Governors are promoting political violence ahead of the 2023 elections. He made the comment while speaking at a meeting with political parties and other stakeholders at the force headquarters in Abuja. According to the IGP, the police have been receiving reports of […]

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Terror alert: IGP assures security, releases emergency numbers

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2022 0

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force, in concert with other security agencies, to ensure the safety of all residents within the country. This is even as the United States on Thursday ordered its non-emergency diplomatic staff and their families to leave Abuja, citing a “heightened risk […]

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2023: Allow police to regulate your rallies, IGP pleads with politicians

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2022 0

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba-Alkali, has urged political parties and politicians to allow the police to regulate their campaigns for 2023 general elections. Baba-Alkali made the call on Sunday in Maiduguri while speaking to newsmen. Baba-Alkali said the measure was to contain any possible breakdown of law and order. “I want to beg […]

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No threat to 2023 general election – IGP

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2022 0

By Andrew Orolua with agency report The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, says there is no threat to the 2023 General Elections in the country. He said the conviction “stems from the robust security threat analysis carried out using global best standards to ascertain the trend of expectations for the electioneering processes. The […]

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Insecurity: IGP orders tight security around schools, hospitals, others

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2022 0

Inspector-General of Police IGP, Mr Usman Baba, on Sunday, ordered immediate deployment of security operatives to all schools, hospitals, and critical national infrastructure nationwide. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja. Baba also ordered regular patrols, stop-and-search, raids and show

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JUST IN: President’s power to extend IGP’s tenure upheld

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

The President’s ability to extend the tenure of a retiring Inspector General of Police (IGP) awaiting the completion of the process for the nomination of a substantive replacement has been confirmed by a Federal High Court in Abuja. This was stated by Justice Ahmed Mohammed in a ruling issued on Friday in a case brought […]

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Just In: Some sponsors of IPOB/ESN ‘re in our custody — IGP

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2021 0

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Alkali Usman Baba on Thursday said that some of the sponsors/financiers of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and the Eastern Security Network, ESN, are in the custody of the police. The IGP said that the police were looking at the involvement of suspected IPOB/ESN sponsors in their custody […]

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IGP Unveils new policing vision and crime fighting strategies

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2021 0

The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, NPM, psc (+), fdc has unveiled a new policing vision and crime-fighting strategies for the Nigeria Police Force. The IGP made the new operational protocols public, today, Thursday, 15th April, 2021, during the inaugural conference with Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, Commissioners of Police and […]

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The new IGP is due for retirement in 2023, check out his last promotion before he became IGP

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2021 0

Many citizens were shocked by the president’s decision to name a new Inspector General of Police (IGP), and they questioned why he took such a drastic measure. After a group of gunmen attacked a police station in the state, freeing some inmates and eventually setting the building ablaze, it was reported that Mohammed Adamu, the […]

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Push for Next Inspector General of Police Continue Amidst Unhealthy Propaganda

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2021 0

With the 3 Months extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, indications have emerged of top Police Officers jostling to replace him at the expiration of the 3 Months extension. The Inspector General Police was due to retire on 2nd February, 2021 but got his tenure extended for […]

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IGP orders deployment of 4 CPs to states, formation

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2020 0

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the posting of four Commissioners of Police (CPs) to states and police formation. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. READ ALSO: According to the statement the CPs deployed are: Olugbenga Adeyanju, Adamawa, Isaac […]