Tag: Usman Baba

  • New Police IG, Egbetokun, Officially Takes Office at Force Headquarters

    New Police IG, Egbetokun, Officially Takes Office at Force Headquarters

    Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Assumes Office at Force Headquarters in Abuja.Following an official handover ceremony at approximately 12 noon, the former Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, formally passed on the mantle to the newly appointed acting IGP, Kayode Egbetokun. President Bola Tinubu appointed Egbetokun as the acting IGP, alongside the Service Chiefs, on Tuesday.On Wednesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima decorated the newly appointed acting IGP at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

    Following his decoration, the acting IGP wasted no time in making his stance clear. He declared a resolute battle against all criminals and enemies of Nigeria.

    Expressing his determination, Egbetokun likened himself to a fierce tiger and lion, ready to relentlessly pursue and apprehend criminals and defend the nation against its adversaries.

  • IGP Replaces Adamawa CP Over Governorship Poll

    IGP Replaces Adamawa CP Over Governorship Poll

    The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde, withdraw from the state with immediate effect.

    The IGP also ordered that the Commissioner of Police in charge of Gombe State, CP Etim Equa immediately proceed to Adamawa State for election security.

    Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, while addressing pressmen on Tuesday, April 18, in Abuja, said the IGP is committed to a free and fair process.

    He said, “The IGP has given directive that the commissioner of police on election security in Adamawa State, CP Barde should pull out of Adamawa State and the Commissioner of Police in charge of Gombe State, CP Etim Equa to proceed to Adamawa immediately, to go and supervise election and provide necessary information and ensure that the process is a success.”

    Adejobi also said the IGP has yet to receive any letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking the probe and prosecution of its embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa Ari.

    INEC had on Sunday suspended collation for the Saturday supplementary governorship election in Adamawa after Ari announced Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner over the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

    INEC had immediately summoned Ari to Abuja and declared his announcement an invalid declaration and an usurpation of the powers of the collation and returning officer.

    The electoral umpire also said it will write the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to probe and prosecute Ari but the police are yet to get the letter.

    Before the collation exercise was suspended on Saturday night, results from 10 LGAs had been announced — and Binani was trailing Fintiri.

    The collation of results from the remaining 10 LGAs was expected to commence by 11am on Sunday, and Mele Lamido, the returning officer for the Adamawa governorship election, was not present when Ari announced Binani as the winner of the election.

  • Senate Asks IGP To Investigate, Prosecute Foreigners Maltreating Nigerians

    Senate Asks IGP To Investigate, Prosecute Foreigners Maltreating Nigerians

    The Senate has called on the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to investigate and prosecute foreigners who maltreat Nigerians in various parts of the country.

    They made the call in reaction to a motion by Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo during Tuesday’s plenary in the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.

    Senator Degi-Eremienyo raised the motion for the urgent need to check the alarming trend of inhuman treatment and torture of Nigerian citizens by foreign nationals.

    He referred to a case of brutality meted against one Friday Ndubuisi who works with a security company, and two others, including a Chadian, attached to another security outfit in the Gudu District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

    According to the lawmaker, the trio were seriously brutalised over an allegation that they stole iron rods, which led to the death of the Chadian national.

    He explained that a Lebanese national who works with one of the companies ordered and carried out the torture in a bid to get a confession from them.

    The Lebanese was said to have ordered some of his Nigerian subordinates to gag Ndubuisi and the late Chadian’s mouths with rags to stifle any noise from them.

    They were also beaten mercilessly with iron rods, tied to a car, and driven around the premises while the Lebanese loosened his dog to attack the victims.

    Curb The Trend
    In his contribution to the motion, Senator Isah Jibrin informed his colleagues that several cases of such have occurred.

    “But they (the cases) are never reported because of fear of further victimisation,” he said. “I, on this note, second the motion.”

    In its resolutions, the Senate condemned the acts committed against the victims in strong terms, saying it was the height of man’s inhumanity to his fellow being.

    It asked the police boss to thoroughly investigate the said acts of the Lebanese, his dog, and similar infractions by other foreign nationals acting by themselves or in collusion with Nigerians or police personnel.

    “Upon conclusion of investigations, those found culpable should be prosecuted in accordance with our laws to serve as a deterrent to others,” the lawmakers stated.

    They also want the Ministry of Labour and Employment, as well as relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to take adequate steps to address the labour-related issues in respect of the incident and similar cases to curb the trend.

    The Senate Committee on Police Affairs was directed to follow up on the case and report to the lawmakers periodically on the progress and the final result.

  • Police now technologically equipped to tackle insecurity – IGP

    Police now technologically equipped to tackle insecurity – IGP

    The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, has said that the Nigeria Police have made improvements in technology in all its operations to tackle new waves of banditry and kidnapping in the country.

    According to the Baba, the Marine unit has been reactivated, crime section digitalised, drones have been acquired while the Technical Intelligent Unit is fully functional to cope with new trends in crime and criminality.

    The IGP who is in Akwa Ibom for the commissioning of the Special Protection Unit base in Onna Local Council of the state disclosed this while addressing officers and men of the State command in Uyo on Wednesday.

    He said the Nigeria Police would continue to update to contain the ever dynamic crime waves adding that training and retraining has been the cardinal point of the present administration.

    “Crime and criminality is a dynamic thing; it is not something that is static. It moves with time, it moves with modernisation, it moves with technology. Nobody has ever told us that human beings can be stolen, now we see human beings being stolen and taken away and they’re asking you to bring money. That is new crime which is called kidnapping. We know of armed robbery and now we started hearing of armed banditry.

    “So we must work with time modernity and therefore one of our cardinal principles in the job now is to train and retrain ourselves.,So training is the cardinal point of our administration. We just started training our 10,000 recruits effective last Monday and we have been able to change the curriculum to reflect modernism.

    “Since we came we have gotten a lot,we have just been given 200 brand of Pick Up vehicles that are very strong by the Police Trust Fund. We have made our Airwings very effective, we are proud of putting six helicopters on the air at one time.

    “Our Marine segment has been reactivated,our Technical Intelligent Unit is3 working. We have acquired drones,we have digitalised our crime section. We have involved a lot of technology in our works.” The IGP said.

    The IG however regretted that secessionists in the South East had weakened and demoralized the Force before the launching of Operation Restore Peace with unprovoked attacks and killings ,adding that the force is working tirelessly to equip itself with tools to aid operations.

    In a remark,state commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme lauded the IGP for his result-oriented policies which are in line with global best practices

    Amiengheme said though there had been improvoked attacks since he assumed office as the 30th commissioner of Police, the measures he initiated by rejigging the security apparatuses of the state has starting yielding fruits.

    He commended the collaboration between the Nigeria Police and the support of the state government in preventing and fighting crime in the state

  • Acting IGP Appoints Inuwa As Force Secretary, Retains Frank Mba As Police PRO

    Acting IGP Appoints Inuwa As Force Secretary, Retains Frank Mba As Police PRO

    The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has appointed an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Hafiz Inuwa, as the Force Secretary and member of the Force Management Team.

    He also reappointed a Commissioner of Police (CP), Frank Mba, and Acting CP Idowu Owohunwa as the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) and Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the IGP respectively.

    Mba, who served as spokesman for the police twice before his latest reappointment, disclosed the developments in a statement on Friday.

    The new force secretary takes over from AIG Mustapha Dandaura who has been redeployed to Zone-7 Police Headquarters in Abuja.

    Prior to his new appointment, Inuwa was the AIG in charge of Zone-13 Ukpo -Dunukofia in Awka, Anambra State – covering Anambra and Enugu State Police Commands.

    He also previously served as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Delta and Cross River States, among other strategic positions he held.

    Mba, on the other hand, was re-appointed as the Force spokesman for the third time while Owohunwa’s reappointment also made it the third time he would hold the position as the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the IGP.

    Similarly, Baba ordered the posting of some personal aides, including a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Idris Abubakar, as the PSO II to the IGP.

    Superintendents of Police (SP) Isah Abdulhamid and Nura Hanga were also posted as personal assistant and secretary to the police chief respectively.

    Mba noted that the appointments and postings of the senior police officers and personal aides were with immediate effect.

    “The senior police officers are expected to bring their professional and intellectual exposure to bear in assisting the IGP and his management team in developing and implementing strategic policing policies and plans, all directed at stabilising internal security, modernising police operations, and restoring police primacy in the protection of lives and property of citizens,” the statement said.