Recruitment bottleneck delays ‘swat’ take-off Recruitment challenges is delaying the operations of the Special Weapons Tactical Team, SWAT, of the Nigeria Police Force. This is coming six months after SWAT was created as a replacement for the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, following the EndSARS protest in October last year. The Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman…
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered tight security across the country for the celebration of Eid-El-Fitri by Muslims. IGP Baba directed all Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, Commissioners of Police, and other strategic commanders of the Force to deploy all personnel and operational equipment under their command to provide security in their areas of…
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has flagged off a nationwide security operation, which is aimed at securing the public space. The exercise, which is code-named ‘‘Operation Puff Adder-Two”, began yesterday, and it is targeted at bandits, kidnappers, armed robbers and other violent crimes. In his address to police officers and men from the Force Headquarters…
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the deployment of the Police Intervention and Stabilization Forces to Oyo State. The Force spokesman, Frank Mbah, said the special forces include four units of the Police Mobile Force and operatives from the Force Intelligence Bureau, as well as a surveillance police helicopter. Mbah, who is a Commissioner…
The three-month extension of the appointment of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has been rejected by some Nigerians. Senior lawyers, including Mike Ozekhome, said there was no reason to support the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ozekhome , who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said IGP Adamu has put in the required number of…
The Inspector General of Police, IBRAHIM ADAMU, leaves office Monday, February 1, 2021, and proceeds on retirement, after completing the mandatory thirty-five years in service. However, President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has not appointed a replacement, and his spokesman, GARBA SHEHU, said he is not aware when a new Inspector General of Police would be announced. SHEHU said President…