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The Presidency has explained the circumstances surrounding the resignation of former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:00:20 +0000

The Presidency has explained the circumstances surrounding the resignation of former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Egbetokun stepped down from his position due to personal matters requiring his full attention. According to Onanuga, the former police chief cited family issues that demanded [...]

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IGP Deploys CP Abayomi Shogunle to Lead Election Duty in Anambra

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:00:36 +0000

The Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed Commissioner of Police Abayomi Shogunle, PhD, to oversee security operations for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, and made available to journalists on Tuesday. [...]

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Kano Tension Deepens as Police Summon Governor’s Spokesman Over Ganduje Saga

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 09:00:45 +0000

The political crisis in Kano State has intensified as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has summoned Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, spokesperson to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, to appear at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The police invitation, dated May 23, 2025, is linked to the controversial 2024 suspension of the National Chairman of [...]

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Police Will Not Require Amotekun for Ondo Guber Election, says IGP Egbetokun

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:00:59 +0000

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that the police will not require the assistance of Amotekun, the South-West security outfit, for the November 16 Ondo governorship election, assuring that comprehensive plans are in place to ensure a peaceful voting process. According to Force spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement issued on Sunday, [...]

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IGP Orders Protection for EndBadGovernance Protest Participants

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:00:05 +0000

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has instructed senior police officials to ensure the safety of participants in the planned #EndBadGovernance protest, scheduled for August 1 to 10, 2024. This directive follows a request from human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, who, on July 26, 2024, wrote to the IGP on behalf of the [...]

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Portable Arrest: CHRSJ Condemns Nigeria Police’s Involvement in Debt Recovery

Social Justice Equity — Sun, 19 May 2024 22:11:59 +0000

A human rights body, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has strongly condemned the men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over the way and manner they employed in arresting the Lagos-based singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as “Portable- ZahZu Zeh” over an alleged failure to pay for the Fourteen Million Naira [...]

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Inspector General of Police Affirms Support for EFCC During Courtesy Visit

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 07:00:41 +0000

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, expressed pride in the Nigeria Police Force’s association with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during a courtesy visit by the EFCC’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The IGP described the EFCC as a commendable offspring of the Police Force and [...]

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Inspector-General Addresses Kwara State Police Officers, Clarifies Promotion Procedures

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:00:32 +0000

In a recent address to police officers of the Kwara State Command, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun refuted speculations regarding career progression within the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), asserting that the force currently lacks a service scheme. Egbetokun clarified misconceptions about constables’ advancement limitations, emphasizing that there is no predetermined career path within the [...]

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Election: IGP pressured, vows to redeploy Imo CP

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:30:31 +0000

Earlier today, it was declared by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, that Mohammed Barde, the Commissioner of Police for the state of Imo, will be reassigned before to the gubernatorial elections that will take place on Saturday in the state. InfoStride News was made to understand that the CP was recently accused of [...]

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IGP Egbetokun condemns bank robbery in Otukpo

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:08:56 +0000

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a vehement condemnation of the recent violent bank robbery that occurred in Otukpo, Benue State. As a result of the heinous crime, a number of law enforcement officers as well as innocent citizens were tragically killed. In a statement that he signed on Saturday, Egbetokun said [...]

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Celebrating Excellence: IGP Kayode Egbetokun Honoured at Yewa Special Awards

Adewale Ade — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:24:42 +0000

In a momentous gathering at the Yewa Frontier Hotel in Ilaro-Yewa, Ogun State, the Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun PhD, NPM, was honoured with the prestigious Yewa Special Award for his outstanding contributions. The event, held on Saturday, 7th October 2023, brought together esteemed Yewa indigenes, royal dignitaries, and distinguished guests to [...]

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IGP orders clampdown on gunmen who killed security personnel in Imo

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:33:17 +0000

IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered a crackdown on the attackers responsible for the deaths of at least eight security personnel in Imo State on Tuesday. On Tuesday, unidentified gunmen invaded the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, killing many security personnel. The victims worked for the police, the military, and the Nigeria Security [...]

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Police conniving with land grabbers – Ogun Assembly alleges

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:00:20 +0000

The state legislature of Ogun has charged the police of working in collusion with land pirates. The assembly has requested that Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, investigate reports of police allegedly working in collusion with suspected land grabbers in Ogun State to illegally arrest and detain innocent inhabitants of that state on fabricated [...]

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Police arrest Illegal Ogun Monarch and Four Others over Land Grabbing, Trespass, Attempted Murder

Social Justice Equity — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:41:36 +0000

The men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) attached to the Special Investigation Department (SID) of the Criminal Intelligent and Investigation Department (FCIID), Alagbon, Ikoyi-Lagos, had arrested the acclaimed monarch of Oluke-Orile town, via Itori in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mr Ishau Adeola Balogun, over alleged attempted murder, trespass, peculiar insult, public [...]

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