10 things to know about newly appointed IGP, Tunji Disu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Olatunji Disu as Nigeria’s 23rd Inspector‑General of Police, IGP, following Kayode Egbetokun’s resignation. Recall that in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, president’s special adviser on information and strategy, Tinubu received Egbetokun’s resignation earlier on Tuesday and expressed his profound appreciation for Egbetokun’s decades of distinguished service to the Nigeria […]
Tinubu Accepts Egbetokun’s Resignation, Names Disu Acting IGP
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday accepted the abrupt resignation of Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, citing family reasons, and swiftly appointed Assistant Inspector-General Tunji Disu as acting IGP amid Nigeria’s escalating security challenges. In a statement issued by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Egbetokun, appointed in June 2023 for a four-year term […]
GOC Convoy Foils Deadly Ambush In Kebbi, Eliminates Five Terrorists, Seizes Weapon Cache
The convoy of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division and Commander Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Bemgha Koughna, narrowly escaped a deadly ambush by suspected Lakurawa terrorists near Mayama Hill in Kebbi State. Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 8 Division, […]
Fake Air Force officer nabbed in Lagos after three-year scam
A 27-year-old man, Yusuf Abdullahi, has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly impersonating a serving officer of the Nigerian Air Force and defrauding traders across major markets in the state in what authorities describe as a long-running scheme. Military officials said the suspect operated by presenting himself as an Air Force personnel, using military camouflage […]
Police Kill 7 Bandits In Gun Battle As 2 Soldiers, Vigilante Pay Supreme Price In Bauchi
Officers of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) of the Bauchi State Police Command have neutralised seven suspected bandits during a gun battle in Gwana District, Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Monday. He explained that the Command received […]
Police Neutralise Bandits In Kaduna, Recover Firearms
As part of efforts to curb banditry, kidnapping and illegal arms proliferation in the state, the police authority in Kaduna said, its personnel have neutralised several bandits and recovered about 30 firearms during a two-week offensive targeting criminal networks across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, during a press briefing accorded the success […]
