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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,

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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 […]

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Tunji Disu, Oyedele: Reviving up the governance engine

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2026

By Tunde Rahman Last week has been hugely significant in Nigeria’s contemporary history. The plaudits arising from the announcement of Executive Order 9, aimed at curbing opacity in the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and instilling transparency and accountability, had barely receded when President Bola Tinubu made two other important decisions in

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CAIDOV Congratulates New IGP, Tunji Disu, On Appointment

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2026

The Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence, CAIDOV, has congratulated the newly appointed IGP Tunji Disu on his appointment as the 23rd indigenous Inspector General of Police. In a letter signed by the Executive Director of CAIDOV, Comrade Gbenga Soloki, the centre said that the appointment did not come as a surprise due to his […]

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Tinubu Swears in Tunji Disu as New Inspector-General of Police

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally sworn in Tunji Disu as the new Inspector-General of Police during a Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The brief but symbolic ceremony signaled the commencement of a new leadership era for the Nigeria Police Force, with the new IGP taking the oath of office […]