Suleiman Abba, Inspector General of Police, IGP has been sacked. He has been replaced with Solomon Arase, a Deputy Inspector General of police who was until his recent appointment the Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department. Announcing Abba’s removal from service on Tuesday, Reuben Abati, spokesperson to President Goodluck Jonathan, refused to…
Elections: IGP Orders Tight Security At Key Points
As part of moves to ensure a successful general elections, Suleiman Abba, the Inspector-General of Police, has ordered “watertight” security around all key and vulnerable points across the country. Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Police Force Public Relations Officer announced this in a statement issued on Thursday saying it becomes imperative in order to ward off any…
IGP Cautions Against Inciting Policemen
Suleiman Abba, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, has warned Nigerians who incite officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force to desist from the act or face the wrath of the law. In a statement issued today by Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Force Public Relations Officer, Abba was quoted as saying that some members of the…
Electoral Offenders Will Be Punished – IG
Suleiman Abba, the Inspector-General of Police, on Monday cautioned politicians to advise their supporters not to engage in violence ahead of the forthcoming elections, stating that they would not go unpunished. Abba made this disclosure at a meeting with senior police officers at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday. While stressing that the police…
IG Orders Trial of Suspected Political Thugs
Suleiman Abba, Inspector General of Police, has ordered that suspected thugs arrested during political campaigns across the country be prosecuted immediately. In a press release signed by Emmanuel Ojukwu, spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, Abba maintained that there would be no sacred cows, as everyone found guilty of the offence will be duly punished.…
Eid-Maulud: IGP Asks Muslims To Emulate Prophet Mohammed
As Muslims in Nigeria join their counterparts across the globe to celebrate Eid Maulud, the birth of Prophet Muhammed on January 2, Suleiman Abba, Inspector-General of Police, IGP has extended his greetings to the Muslim faithfuls. In his message to the Muslims, Abba admonished them to be kind and accommodating to their neighbours. Reiterating his…
Police Introduces Human Rights Manual
The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has unveiled a Human Rights Manual for police men at the Force headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja. While presenting the Human Rights Manuals for Policemen and Human Rights desk officers, prepared with the support of the CLEEN Foundation, the Swiss Embassy and other foreign missions, Abba said that…
Jonathan Appoints Suleiman Abba As New IGP
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday named the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 7, Suleiman Abba as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP). Abba replaces incumbent IGP, Mohammed Abubakar who retired from service on Thursday after attaining the mandatory 35 years in service. A statement issued by the Presidency on Thursday read that, “The…
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