CSP Patrick Agbazue And Team In Anambra Arrested, Transferred To Abuja (video)

Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Patrick Agbazue, officer in charge of State Criminal and Investigation and the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) annex Awkuzu in Anambra State, and his team have been arrested and transferred to Abuja, the nation’s capital. The reason for their arrest and transfer has been linked to allegations of

Court sentences IGP to three months in prison

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to three months in prison for flouting a 2011 court order. The IGP’s committal followed a suit that was filed by a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was unlawfully and compulsorily retired from the Nigerian Police Force. The court

IGP Orders Immediate Deployment Of SWAT Operatives

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the 17 Assistant Inspector Generals of Police in the Force to deploy all the recently trained members of the Special Weapon and Tactical Team, SWAT, for routine patrols with immediate effect. According to a Vanguard report, the IGP gave the order in a message to the AIGs

IGP Orders Withdrawal Of Police Protection From Lawmakers, Ex-sgf, Ex-ministers

The sudden withdrawal is happening after President Muhammadu Buhari announced a reform of the police in Nigeria The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to some prominent Nigerians and organisations. The affected individuals include serving and former lawmakers, former ministers, a former Secretary to the Government of

IGP bans FSARS from patrols, ‘stop and search’ duties

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad from routine patrols. He also banned other tactical squads of the force, including the Special Tactical Squad, Intelligence Response Team, Anti-Cultism Squad, and other squads operating at the Federal, Zonal, and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols. They

IGP Shuts Down SARS Teams, Renames Unit FSARS

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria Police has announced the unbundling of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) teams across the country, with its command and control centralised. It said the unit will now be known as the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), a name introduced in 2016 by former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase. A statement by spokesman Jimoh Moshood