The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the posting and redeployment of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to Departments, Commands, and Formations across the country. DAILY POST learnt the development was in line with the IGP’s manpower development policy of fitting the right persons into appropriate roles. A statement by the Police […]
By Andrew Orolua The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Alkali Baba Usman as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) following his run out date as police officer. Alkali Baba Usman a serving police officer and a public servant ought to retire on March 1st, 2023. […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has said that no fewer than 404,106 security personnel would be deployed from various agencies to ensure the peaceful conduct of the general elections in the 176,846 polling units of the 36 states of the federation and FCT. Baba gave the hint yesterday during […]
…asks police to protect activist, calls for redeployment of Imo CP…releases video footage of Ugochiyere’s house invasion Tunde Opalana Opposition Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has charged the Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman Alkali to form rings of protection round its spokesperson,Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, insisting that nothing must happen to him, he must […]
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 Appeal to grant the order pending the […]
.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 […]
.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 […]
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 […]
…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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 of force by […]
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 […]
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 […]