Acting Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, at the weekend, declared that his administration was ready to change the face and image of the Nigeria Police. Speaking with senior police officers serving at the force headquarters, the IGP said those who were ready to be members of his team, must be ready to work […]
Mr. Hafiz Ringim’s retirement and his replacement by Mr. Mohammed Abubakar as the acting Inspector-General of Police has opened doors to an imminent shake-up in the police. Ringim and his management team of six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police were sent packing last week, ostensibly due to the inability of the police to curtail […]
Sunday, January 29, 2012 Editorial Index Following the serious worries expressed by Nigerians over the perceived inability of Hafiz Ringim as Inspector General of Police (IGP) to stem the tide of insecurity in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan has finally relieved the former IGP of his duties. He was, last Wednesday, sent on terminal leave […]
As he prepares to assume office as the acting Inspector General of Police, 54 year old Mr. Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar’s role during the 2001 Jos, Plateau State, sectarian strife in which several lives were lost has remains a dark spot in his career in the Nigeria Police Force which spanned 33 years. As the Plateau […]
By Hugo Odiogor & Evelyn Usman On November 4, 2010, Mr Hafiz Ringim came on board as the 15th helmsmen of the Nigeria Police Force, having served in acting capacity for two months. Like his predecessors, Ringim highlighted the curbing of violent crime as one major aspect of his five-point agenda. But barely 14 months into […]
A police Corporal, Olufemi Ajayi, was reportedly set ablaze on Wednesday by angry mob at Ayete, Ibarapa North Local Government Council of Oyo State for allegedly shooting and killing a middle aged commercial driver said to have refused to offer bribe at a checkpoint. The commercial driver, Mr. Emiola Kolade, allegedly had his eye pulled […]
Mixed reactions on Wednesday greeted the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, as the acting Inspector-General of Police. Abubakar replaced Mr. Hafiz Ringim, who retired from service on Wednesday. While the President of the Campaign for Democracy, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, condemned the appointment, the Deputy Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Kawu Sumaila, hailed President […]
The Commissioner of Police, Zakari Biu, who handled the case of a Boko Haram suspect, Kabir Sokoto, will be dismissed, investigations have revealed. Our correspondents learnt in Abuja on Wednesday that the five policemen, who accompanied Sokoto to Abaji, would also face trial. It was learnt that a committee, headed by the National Security […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed D. Abubakar as Acting Inspector General of Police. In a statement, the presidency said the appointment was the “first step towards the comprehensive reorganization and repositioning of the Nigeria Police Force to make it more effective and capable of meeting emerging internal security challenges.” Mr. […]
Security agents on Tuesday killed Uzairu Abba Abdullahi, a textile merchant suspected to be a leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, during a five-hour gun duel. His pregnant wife, who was at his residence in Hotoro, Nassarawa Local Government Area when the team stormed the building, was also shot dead. After the battle, […]
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