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IGP Submits Framework on State Police Creation to Senate

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2026

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has submitted a comprehensive framework to the Nigerian Senate for the establishment of state police across the country. The move is seen as a significant step toward decentralising policing and addressing growing security challenges

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IGP Disu Orders Major Redeployment of Senior Police Officers Nationwide

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2026

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved a sweeping redeployment of senior officers across the Nigeria Police Force as part of ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening operational efficiency and leadership capacity. The directive, announced under the Force’s re-organization plan, is designed to enhance service delivery and ensure a more effective

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Police Debunk Report on Disbandment of Tactical Units Nationwide, Clarify IGP’s Directive

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed reports claiming that the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, ordered the disbandment of all police units and squads at state commands, describing the publication as a misrepresentation of his directive. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, said the reports was […]

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Police Raid Kidnapper Hideout in Nasarawa, Arrest Suspect, Recover AK-47

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2026

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Nasarawa State have dismantled a suspected kidnappers’ hideout, arrested a suspect, and recovered weapons during an intelligence-driven operation. The breakthrough was disclosed in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, who said operatives from the State Intelligence Department (SID) carried out the

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Saving the Police from Itself

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2026

By Azu IshiekweneWhen six states in Nigeria’s South-West zone came together in January 2020 to create Amotekun, a regional security outfit to confront social ills spreading across the region, they weren’t reinventing the wheel, despite the political fanfare.They were re-enacting a past that seemed so far back it had been forgotten altogether – a policing […]

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IGP Appoints DCP Anthony Placid as New Force PRO, Replaces Benjamin Hundeyin

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2026

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Anthony Placid as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) of the Nigeria Police Force. Placid, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), replaces Benjamin Hundeyin, who previously served as the spokesperson of the force. The appointment is part of ongoing efforts by the police leadership to strengthen […]