The 24 vehicles belonging to the Nigeria Police Force, which the Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, accused his predecessor, Solomon Arase, to have carted away with have been found. On Monday afternoon, Arase, from his base in London, where he went for his son’s graduation ceremony, denied leaving the Force with the vehicles.…
The immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has denied ever leaving the Force with about 24 vehicles. It was reported on Monday that Arase’s successor, Ibrahim Idris, claimed that the former IGP left with the said number of vehicles. Speaking via a statement from his base in London, where he went for his son’s…
Following the unfortunate death of a Police officer, ASP Mathew Akpos, allegedly killed by operatives of the State Command Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, earlier this month, and ensuing protests by aggrieved citizens, the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has called for calm as the Police authorities has waded into the matter to ensure that justice…
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has been commended by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai. The commendation was for his men’s arrest of killer of late Colonel Samaila Inusa, who was abducted by some gunmen. Buratai, on behalf of the family of the slain officer, personnel of the Nigerian…
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed his men to deal decisively with members of the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, caught with arms. Arase condemned the killing of a policeman during a protest involving the group on Monday. In a statement issued by the Force spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, in Abuja on Tuesday,…
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has warned those planning to cause trouble due to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to have rethink because his men will ruthlessly deal with anyone caught fomenting trouble in the country. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Force spokesperson, Kolawole Adebisi,…
The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has directed all State Commands Commissioners of Police and the FCT to, as a matter of urgency, convene town hall meeting in their respective State Commands. This is he said is part of strategic initiative of the Nigeria Police Force, aimed at adopting Community Policing practices in addressing internal…
***Warns Cops Against Harassment, Extortion Deadline for the revalidation of the tinted glass permit for vehicles in Nigeria has been extended by the Nigeria Police Force. This was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Force spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole in Abuja. Kolawole said the new deadline for the revalidation of tinted glass permit…
The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Ikenne Division of Ogun State, Patrick Onwu, who allegedly beat a female traffic warden to coma few days ago has been demoted. Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, ordered the demotion in rank of Onwu after he reportedly got to know about the ugly incident in the…
The alleged abductor of a 14-year-old teenager from Bayelsa State has been taken to the Police headquarters in Abuja. Spokesman to Zone 1 of the Force, Rabilu Ringim told Vanguard in a telephone conversation that the suspect, Yunusa Yellow, was flown to Abuja on Tuesday morning alongside the victim, Ese Oruru. According to him, the…