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  • Police arrest six suspects over assassination attempt on Sen. Melaye

    The police on Saturday said they had arrested six suspects in connection with an assassination attempt on Sen. Dino Melaye in his home in Kogi on April 15.

    The Force Spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, told newsmen in Abuja that the arrested suspects included a Kogi local government sole administrator and his orderly.

    Moshood said that items recovered included one Hyundai Ambulance bus allegedly used in conveying the attackers, five AK 47 rifles, One Beretta pistol and two locally made single barrel shot guns.

    Others were 25 expended shells of 7.62 mm ammunition, 13 expended shells of 9mm ammunition and 12 expended shells of gauge cartridge.

    Moshood said that the firearms had been sent for ballistic expert examination, test and analysis at the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department in Lagos.

    He said that following the attack on Melaye, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris swiftly deployed Police Special Tactical Squad (STS) team to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.

    According to the police spokesman, the suspects used the telephone of the Sole Administrator’s orderly in planning the failed assassination on Melaye.

    Moshood said one of the suspects had confessed to the crime and admitted to have been sent by the sole administrator.

    “He was arrested with a serious criminal link to other active members of the gang,’’ said the Force spokesman.

    He said efforts were being intensified to arrest other suspects at large, adding that the suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.

     

  • Reps summon IGP over alleged invasion of Senator’s residence

    Reps summon IGP over alleged invasion of Senator’s residence

    The House of Representatives has given the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, 24 hours to return all documents relating to the 2017 Appropriation Bill taken away from Sen. Danjuma Goje’s residence.

    The House gave the order in reaction to the allegation that the documents were carted away when police raided Goje’s residence.

    The legislative order followed a motion at Wednesday plenary on the “need to check the excesses of security agents with regards to invasion of residences of law-abiding citizens”

    The House also resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to invite the IGP to appear before it and explain what warranted the alleged invasion and the laws which backed the police to carry out such operations.

    The ad hoc committee is expected to submit its report within two weeks for further legislative action.

    Debating the related motion, moved by Rep Yunusa Ahmad (APC- Gombe), lawmakers who spoke on the matter said the budget report was scheduled to be laid before the Senate and House.

    The budget report was for consideration and passage during the week.

    The lawmakers expressed anger over the way the police and other security agencies “had been invading homes of private citizens under the guise of fighting corruption without recourse to due process’’.

    Leading the debate on the motion, Ahmad said the invasion of Goje’s residence amounted to gross violation of his fundamental human right.

    Rep. Toby Okechukwu (PDP-Enugu) accused the security agencies of attempting to come to the legislature.

    “They have cowed the judiciary. Now they have proceeded to the legislature. We cannot allow that. We must call to question anything considered untoward.

    “Goje’s house was invaded, we don’t know the reason. This kind of whistle-blowing should be driven by intelligence,’’ he said.

    Similarly, Rep. Sergius Ogun (PDP- Edo) said the House must put a stop to the undue harassment of innocent citizens by security agencies in the country.

    “The police should not get away with it. If a senator can be so treated, what is the fate of the ordinary Nigerian? We must put a stop to it,’’ Ogun added

    However, Rep. Ahmed Musa (APC- Kaduna) who spoke against the motion, described the debate as “judgmental”.

    Musa said taking a stand on the alleged police invasion of Goje’s residence without an investigation negated the principle of separation of powers and would subject the House to public ridicule.

    “It is the duty of the executive arm of government to investigate perceived crimes, and asking the police to return documents was tantamount to asking them to return their exhibits,’’ he said.

    The motion was unanimously adopted when it was put to a voice vote by the Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogàra

  • IGP plans annual recruitment of 30,000 constables to meet UN standards

    IGP plans annual recruitment of 30,000 constables to meet UN standards

    Mr Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police says the force is working out plans to recruit 30, 000 constables annually to meet the UN ratio of 1 policeman to 400 people.

    Idris who spoke in Sokoto Wednesday through the Deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of Northwest zone, Maigari Dikko while on a supervisory tour of the state command of the force said the essence was to pro-actively and effectively carry out proper policing to ensure the safety of lives and property of citizens.

    “We want to effectively address and mitigate crime and criminal activities.” just as the IGP promised to re-engineer the force through solving the various challenges facing its operations ranging from training, welfare and comfort and other motivational ingredients to bring the best out of the officers and men.

    He maintained that if every thing worked as planned, ‎crime rate would be curtailed to the lowest.

    He further noted that Sokoto state has the lowest crime rate, especially in cattle rustling.

    He also observed that based on its policing statistics, Sokoto has remained the most peaceful with negligible record in terms of crime rate.

    “I sincerely wish to commend the state for it’s efforts in curbing crime rate ‎within the zone”

    However, Idris commended Sokoto state government on its amnesty to prisoners, urging the government to also closely monitor the release‎d prisoners to avoid their return to such crimes.

    “I am calling on other states especially within the zone to emulate‎ Sokoto state amnesty efforts”, he added.

    Earlier in his welcome address, the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Abdulkadir, said the crime rate in the state was low with rare cases of robbery, kidnapping, and abduction due to the proactive approach strategised by the command.

    “We have strategised ‎and divided our operations into five sectors for patrols between 2300hrs to 0400hrs on daily basis”, he explained.

    Accordingly, the CP said it has intensified high ways patrol making it safer for movement of people, goods and services.

    “Our anti-cattle rustling patrol teams on different locations in Sabon Birni, Isa, Rabah and Kebbe‎ LGs have drastically curbed the menace within the axis”, pointed out the Commissioner.

    However, Abdulkadir said the command was faced with numerous challenges particularly of manpower and patrol vehicles adding that” we have inadequate standard police station buildings  as some divisions operate from makeshift structures.”

    In the same vein, he said the state police headquarters constructed since 1969 was fast diminishing with cracked walls,” it needs total renovation and facelift with adjourning facilities otherwise it is on the verge of total collapse.”

  • IGP approves 2 additional area commands in Plateau

    IGP approves 2 additional area commands in Plateau

    The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has approved the creation of two additional area commands of the Nigeria Police Force in Plateau.

    Mr Shuaibu Gambo, Deputy IGP in charge of Finance, who announced the development when he visited Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Tuesday in Jos, said that Panksin and Bukuru Commands had been added to the existing Jos Metro and Langtang North.

    “Plateau now has four area commands; we believe that this measure will bring security much closer to the people,” he said.

    The DIG told the governor that the Force would need “a little logistic support, especially in the area of patrol vehicles, for easy take off”.

    He said that a special squadron mobile unit had been established in Shendam to ensure rapid response to emergencies.

    Gambo noted, however, that the police would not function efficiently without the input and support of the people and state governments.

    “It is impossible for the Federal Government to bear the burden of security agencies alone; in truth, security will collapse without the support of the states.

    “Security agencies survive mainly by the support of state governors. We need this partnership for effective service delivery,” he said.

    Gambo particularly noted that the communication gadgets in Plateau were almost non-functional, and appealed to the governor to step in, in view of the relevance of such gadgets to effective policing.

    The DIG also appealed to the governor to assist the Police Staff College in Jos, to enable it meet its mandate of training quality command staff.

    Gov. Lalong, in a response, appreciated the IG for his steady interventions in the security situation in Plateau, and commended the police boss for granting the request for additional area commands and a special squadron in Shendam.

    The governor expressed happiness over the improving security in Plateau, and told his guest that the state marked two years of peace on Monday with a carnival to celebtrate that feat

    He promised to look into the requests made by the IG, adding that no sacrifice would be too much in the effort toward a peaceful Plateau, especially since the farming season was around the corner.

    “We want a peaceful Plateau where our farmers can freely cultivate their lands,” he declared.

  • IGP warns officers against unlawful arrest, detention

    IGP warns officers against unlawful arrest, detention

     

    Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has warned personnel of the force against unlawful arrests and detention of innocent Nigerians.

    Idris gave the warning at a meeting with Commissioners of Police and above in Abuja on Wednesday.

    He directed all commissioners of police in the states to ensure close supervision of operations of all units in their commands to avoid this unpleasant situation.

    “You should ensure close supervision of operations of all units stationed in your commands,”he said.

    The I-G said that all police units in the state were under the supervision of the commissioner who supervised activities of the command.

    He expressed concern over the conduct of some police officers who were arresting suspects and detaining them without recourse to thorough investigation.

    Idris attributed the recent achievements recorded by the police to the synergy between it and other security agencies in the country.

    “Police is having a robust synergy with other security agencies, this is seen in operation jointly carried out by the police and the security agencies,” he said.

    He said that such joint operations had resulted in the arrest of 18 suspects and recovery of cache of arms in Benue.

    The police boss assured that the notorious leader of the gang, Gana, who was still on the run, would be apprehended and brought to justice.

    He said that the suspect under-declared the arms in his possession during the amnesty given to militants in the state.

    “We seized arrays of arms from him, what he declared during the amnesty programme was to fool Nigerians,” he said.

    He urged command commissioners to give field commanders maximum support to enable them to discharge their responsibilities effectively.

    Idris said that more area commands would be established in the states to address the issue of stagnation of personnel in the commander cadre of the force.

    In a related development, the I-G has decorated 11 newly-promoted commissioners of police and one Assistant commissioner of police.

    The beneficiaries are: CP John Amadi, CP Undie Adie, CP Olugbenga Adeyanju, CP Patrick Garba, Joseph Agaji and CP Akinpelu Olajumoke, among others.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police Service Commission had on Feb. 23, promoted 11 DCP to the rank of CP.

     

  • Kogi gets new CP

    Kogi gets new CP

    The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris Tuesday deployed a new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Wilson Inalegwu to take charge of the Kogi State Command.

    Until his redeployment, Inalegwu was the commissioner of police in charge of Ekiti State Command.

    He takes over from Mr Abdullahi Chafe Ibrahim who has been deployed to the Ekiti Command.

    Chafe, who described the incoming CP as an experienced officer, called on officers and men of the command as well as the general public to cooperate with him to enable him succeed.

    In his remarks, the incoming CP, Mr Wilson Inalegwu promised to collaborate with all critical stakeholders to make Kogi safer for the people.

    He said that the command will give attention to visibility policing, effective patrol and intelligence gathering, amongst other strategies to address security challenges in the state.

  • Police to recruit 10,000 personnel annually -IGP

    Police to recruit 10,000 personnel annually -IGP

    Mr Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police, says the force will henceforth recruit no fewer than 10,000 personnel annually to enhance its operations.

    Idris disclosed this in Sokoto on Friday when he addressed officers and men of Zone 10 of the force in Sokoto, comprising: Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara state commands.

    He said: ‘’The yearly recruitment will be based on local government basis to reflect federal character and equity.

    “The communities will be engaged meaningfully in the exercise in tune with the principles of democratic policing.”

    Idris also promised that the police would continue to accord top priority to training, retraining, promotion, welfare, housing, logistics and other operational needs of its personnel to boost their productivity.

    The police boss, who also promised to urgently renovate the existing facilities and barracks across the nation, said most of the barracks were ‘’in a sorry state.’’

    Idris further said that the police management was partnering with the National Assembly to source for more funds for the force.

    “The police is largely underfunded, hence, Nigeria is under-policed, and I am working to redress the ugly trend.”

    The police boss also said that the force would soon set up a school to train officers attached to the border patrol units to enable them to combat cross-border crimes such as cattle rustling, armed robbery, human trafficking and other acts of banditry.

    “We will also soon reopen the Mobile Police Training School in Gwoza, Borno, establish a marine school in Bayelsa, among others,” he said.

    Idris reiterated the ban on check points across the country but told the personnel to maintain visibility policing, but stressing that ‘’bail is still free.’’

    “We should continue to be of good conduct to earn and sustain the confidence as well as the respect of the public we are supposed to be serving diligently.”

    He described zone 10 command as “one of the most peaceful commands ” in the country and urged its officers and men to sustain the tempo.

    The Assistant Inspector-General of police, (AIG) in charge of the zone 10, Mr Yakubu Usman, had earlier commended Idris for his humility, diligence and commitment to move the Police forward.

    Usman noted that the general security situation in the zone had remained peaceful in spite some attempts to disturb the peace.

  • Kidnapping: Police to establish tracking machines in Lagos, Rivers

    Kidnapping: Police to establish tracking machines in Lagos, Rivers

    The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, says the force will establish special tracking unit in Lagos and Port-Harcourt to check kidnapping and other crimes.

    Idris made this known when he was interacting with civil society groups and crime reporters in Lagos on Friday.

    He noted that kidnapping was becoming more serious than other crimes in the country.

    The IG said that the tracking machine established in Abuja had helped to resolve about 90 per cent cases of kidnapping with victims rescued and suspects arrested.

    ”Already, tracking machines have been deployed to states and will start functioning in few weeks’ time, so as to reduce pressure on those in Abuja.

    ”This will enhance the police anti-kidnapping drive.

    ”The machine in Port Harcourt, Rivers will cater for the South-South and South East zones, while the one deployed to Lagos would focus on the west,” he said.

    The police chief also said that there were plans to reinvigorate the force forensic laboratories, noting however, that funds constraints were hindering its implementation.

    Idris urged Nigerians to assist the police in tackling armed crimes, reiterating that the fight against kidnappers was a community fight.

    According to him, it is not what the police alone can handle. It has become a community fight and can only be solved with the help of the people.

    “When I assumed duty, one of the plans we came up with was to rehabilitate our forensic units. I outlined the challenges of the police and how to handle them.

    ”The thing is that we have been having funding challenges.

    “We are trying to address it in a holistic manner. Very soon, we are going to have National Security Summit. Kidnapping seems to be a community problem.

    “Over 90 percent of victims have been rescued. I agree that it is becoming a major challenge. It cuts across the entire country. It has to be addressed in various forms.

    “It is not just the police or security agencies. Take for instance where the Turkish School students were kidnapped. That school is situated at the foot of a swamp.

    ”Despite that parents pay huge amount of money, the school did not invest much in security.
    “So, we are going to use the summit to address these issues as well as others like the herdsmen and farmers issues.

    ”These issues are further dividing us as a nation and we need to solve them.

    You cannot have the maximum support of security in an area without the support of the public.
    ”Everybody has one thing or the other to make our society safe,” Idris said.

    He expressed the need for the media and civil society to be advocates of improved funding for the police through the Police Trust Fund.

    “The funding of the police is costly. What we are trying to do is to pursue 50 percent of our budgetary requirement from other sources.

    ”We are also looking for other avenues where we can address the problem of the police.

    “At the same time, we are hoping that the National Assembly will pass the bill establishing Police Trust Fund, by so doing, open up other sources for the police to generate money.

    ”It is already happening in Lagos (Security Trust Fund) and has been working wonderfully.

    “We are aware that the Federal Government is financially constrained and so, we do not think it is right to over burden the system by creating other agencies.

    ”These agencies would require funding and create rivalry. But if more money is available for the police and more people recruited, we can achieve so much more,” he noted.

    Idris also stated that there were plans to professionalise the police by establishing specialised schools such as Finance, Marine, among others for training.

    He urged civil society organisations to support the police in training its personnel on professional conducts.

    The IG expressed satisfaction at the scorecard of the rebranded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

    “We are working hard to restore the integrity of the police. Earning the confidence of the people is important to us and we can only achieve that by changing the attitude of some of our policemen.

    ”By the time we achieve that, the people’s trust will be regained and things will be better.

    “This is one of the reasons we make it compulsory for officers from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and above to declare their assets.

    ”My management team and I declared our assets when we came on board,” he said.

    On the strength of the police, Idris said that the service was understaffed and would need over a million policemen to meet United Nations standard.

    ”Thankfully, the government has given approval for yearly recruitment of 10,000 policemen. For so many years, there was embargo on police recruitment.

    “Besides, the police lost so many personnel in the course of the Boko Haram insurgency. We were the worst hit and still we were not recruiting.

    ”All these affected the strength of the police,” the police chief said.

    He revealed that of the N300 billion budgeted for the police in 2016, only N4 billion was eventually released.

     

     

  • 127 sacked policemen cry out to IGP for reinstatement

    127 sacked policemen cry out to IGP for reinstatement

    About 127 sacked policemen have cried out to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, for their reinstatement.

    The police men from Zone 11 Command of the Nigeria Police Force, comprising Oyo, Osun and Ondo States were disengaged in 2007.

    They also demanded full remuneration of their allowances as well as the payment of their gratuities.

    At a press conference in Osogbo, the Osun State Capital, the spokesperson for the group, Mr Ibrahim Shaibu, described their disengagement as unlawful.

    According to him, the claim of over-age given for their disengagement by the police was not correct, adding that they were within the lawful age of service when they were retrenched.

    He said: “We were not over-aged as at the time we were retired. They gave us certificates of retirement which confirmed the action.”

    Shaibu, who claimed that several complaints to the Force Headquarters, Abuja have been unsuccessful, disclosed that 16 out of the 144 officers from Osun have been recalled without recourse to them.

    PoliceOne of the letters addressed to the Inspector General of Police, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 11, and the Osun State Commissioner of Police, by Cpl Bolorunduro Oni, dated 4/10/2015, a copy obtained by our correspondent in Osogbo, the officer appealed to the relevant authorities to urgently heed their agitation.

    Other members of the group told newsmen that they have been confirmed dead by the current Inspector General of Police when he was invited by federal lawmakers.

    “On January 19, 2017, at the House of Representatives, Abuja the Inspector General told the lawmakers that we were dead but when we made efforts to reach him on the matter he said that was what he met from his predecessors,” one of them explained. 

    The retirees stated further that some of them had c9mmited suicide by hanging himself when he could not endure hunger.

    Mr Shaibu also said since their disengagement letters were issued, they have not been paid their gratuities as their pension fund administrators are yet to be notified.

    He said: “We want our gratuities paid, we want to be back in service. We do not want to turn street beggars, we want to take care of our children. IG please, help us.”

  • Impeachment crisis: IGP orders closure of Ondo Assembly

    Impeachment crisis: IGP orders closure of Ondo Assembly

    Mr Malachi Coker, the Acting Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, on Monday said the police had sealed the Assembly over its leadership crisis.

    Coker told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure that the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, ordered indefinite closure of the Assembly.

    The Assembly, had on Friday, Jan. 27, impeached the Speaker, Ms Jumoke Akindele, and other principal officers over allegation of N15 million fraud.

    NAN reports that the sum of N15 million was allegedly found on the Assembly’s Pay Master, Mr Makanjuola Adesina, who told the lawmakers that it was withdrawn on the instruction of the Speaker for a project which he failed to disclose.

    Coker told NAN that the Assembly had adjourned sitting indefinitely following the police action.

    “For now, the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has directed that the Assembly should be locked.

    “On Friday, Feb, 3, the police brought a warrant that the Assembly should be locked indefinitely and that was after the House had adjourned its sitting at a plenary held on Thursday, Feb. 2.

    “We hope the police will not be bias in their actions by allowing the impeached Speaker’s faction to have access into the Assembly,’’ he said.

    On the impeachment of the Speaker and other principal officers, Coker said that 20 out of the 26 members of the Assembly signed the impeachment notice.

    “For clarification, it takes 18 members to sign the impeachment notice, while 10 members can sit in the Assembly to pronounce it and this time around 20 members signed the impeachment notice.

    “About seven members backed out after they had signed the impeachment notice following pressure from the power that be.

    “We all plan the impeachment together, but as human beings, some claimed they were not in the Assembly when the impeachment was to be carried out,’’ the acting speaker said.

    He appealed to members of the Assembly to come together and work for the interest of the state and not for individual’s interest or pecuniary gains.