A break down of this promotionm which ranks as the highest number of Police Officers promoted in one fell swoop in the history of the Force and cuts across different ranks, is as follows:
i. One (1) Commissioner of Police to Assistant InspectorGeneral of Police,
Browsing: Mohammed Abubakar
The spokesman for NOPRIN, Okechukwu Nwanguman, noted that such harassments and complaints were rampant in every state, where the state government has been coming down hard on commercial bike riders.
Nwanguma said that NOPRIN had just sent a communication to the Divisional Police Officer, Umuebulu, Rivers State concerning the information it received that one Uko from Ikot Antuk in Abak lga, Akwa Ibom State, a commercial motorcyclist with three kids, who resides and operates in Umuebulu, and one Christopher, a school bus driver with Blessed Child International School, Umuebulu, were shot by police officers attached to Umuebulu Police Station about 8pm on February 27, 2014
Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2014 budget Defence before the Senate, Abubakar said the budget office earmarked N279 billion for personnel cost against N293 billion required to pay the police personnel
Two of the victims, who were young girls, were arrested along with their mother, tortured and dehumanized by persons who claimed to be members of Oodua People’s Congress providing security at the market
The pledge was made on Wednesday at the Force Headquarters in Abuja during the courtesy visit of Saleem to Abubakar
The plaintiffs are claiming N100 billion as exemplary damages for wrongful invasion and demolition from the police authorities and the Lagos State Government
Justice Donatus Okorowo said on Monday that the police violated the fundamental human rights of the media aide and his four friends
Mba disclosed that many illegal arms had been discovered in Lagos State
This was contained in a statement signed by the commission’s Chief Press Secretary, Fatimah Mohammed, in Abuja on Friday
Both men made this denial at the passing out parade of some retired policemen, held at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos State
The court also ordered Abubakar to produce the supervising Minister of Defence, Labaran Maku, and three others in court on the next adjournment date, fixed for March 27
The posting, a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said, is part of the strategic efforts to reposition the Force for improved efficiency and better service delivery
The police officers are receiving specialized training on electoral laws, election security, crowd control skills, anti-riot operations, covert intelligence operations and general principles of democratic policing
Meanwhile, Abubakar has commended the unknown whistle blower for his painstaking efforts in exposing what would have been a hidden crime
A statement on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said on receiving this complaint through the Police email platform, [email protected], the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, promptly ordered a discreet and comprehensive investigation into the case
While wishing the officers success in their new assignments, Abubakar enjoined them to provide effective leadership for their subordinates and intensify the war against terrorism and all shades of crime
The APC said the directive is already yielding result, as members of the Save Rivers Movement were able to stage a peaceful rally on Saturday for the first time in a long time, without being attacked by hired ex-militants, because the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, directed the police to provide protection for the rally
Abubakar, who marked two years in office as the nation’s number one cop at the weekend, said this in an exclusive interview published in the latest edition of the Chief Detective magazine
Angwe directed the Lagos office of the commission to work with the police and other relevant stakeholders to unravel those behind the dastardly act
Ake observed that the hostile approach deployed by the Police in disrupting several rallies in parts of the state had enormous implication for the whole country