Police Force

Police appoints new DIGs, commissioners The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and deployed new Commissioners of Police to Enugu and Oyo States. Head of Press and Public Relations at PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the commission had also approved the promotion of the CP in charge of Enugu State, Mr Uzuegbu Kanayo, to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). Ani listed the newly promoted DIGs as Sadiq Abubakar, Benjamin Okolo, Williams Adebowale, Bzigu Bali, Idegwu Ukuoma, and Adebola Hamzat.…

Spreading Falsehoods Online Is A Criminal Offence – Police Warn Nigerians, Deny Witch-hunting Critics The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has cautioned Nigerians against spreading falsehoods, disinformation, mal-information, or distorting facts online, noting that they are criminal offense. In a video statement shared on the Nigerian Police Force’s X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday, Adejobi emphasised the importance of fact-checking before sharing information, urging bloggers, journalists, and content creators to verify their facts before publishing. He said in part, “Spreading falsehoods, disinformation, mal-information, distortion or facts or the likes online is a criminal offence. “Whether it is online or…