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By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has advanced efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s internal security through a trilateral cooperation framework involving Nigeria, the United States and Italy, with emphasis on specialised training, counter-insurgency, intelligence-led operations and institutional development. During his working visit to Italy, IGP Disu engaged Italian law enforcement authorities on leveraging international expertise, advanced training and technology to enhance the Nigeria Police Force’s response to terrorism, kidnapping, arms trafficking and other security threats. A key outcome was an offer to provide specialised training for up to 5,000 police personnel, with priority given to counter-insurgency and operations in challenging rural and forested terrain. The proposed training would cover tactical operations, intelligence-led patrols, critical infrastructure protection, digital and scientific forensics, cybercrime, exp...

By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  The Inspector-General of Police,  Olatunji Rilwan Disu has today Wednesday, 28th October 2026, declared open a Mental Health Awareness and Coaching Workshop for officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Abuja. The Inspector General of Police who was represented at the event by the Force Medical Director, AIG Nkechi Eze, said the workshop is coordinated by the Department of Training and Development, in partnership with Awesome Valley Consult Limited and the Directorate of Force Medical Services, to strengthen officers’ emotional resilience, professional judgement and operational effectiveness. In his remarks, delivered by AIG Nkechi Eze, the IGP outlined his approved policy direction on mental health coaching, emphasising early identification of mental health concerns, timely intervention and appropriate referral for professional care. He noted that the demanding nature of police work requires practical coping skills and accessible support system...

  By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  The South-South Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Info-Hub has called on the Rivers State Government to cautiously increase and release budget allocations to State Institutions responding to Gender-Based Violence in the State. The Hub which is a platform for organizations working to reduce SGBV in the South-South region of Nigeria made the call during the SGBV Info-Hub State Consultation Dialogue in Port Harcourt supported by Gender And Development Action (GADA). According to ithe Hub, without various budget allocation and political will, Rivers State will continue to rank low in the implementation of he Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law in the nation. In her opening speech during the event, the coordinator, South-South SGBV Info-Hub, Miss Inyingi Irinagha while appreciating the efforts of stakeholders working to reduce SGBV, remarked that more works need to be intensified especially by the State Institutions responding to SGBV...

By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  With the 2027 General Elections less than three months away, the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), has commenced the training of 10,000 Police officers nationwide on election security management, with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, directing personnel to remain neutral, professional and accountable throughout the electoral process. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, said the five-day programme, was formally declared open today Thursday, 22 October 2026, at the Nigeria Police Resource Centre, Jabi, Abuja. According to the statement, the programme is being implemented across designated centres and focuses on election security management, crowd control, conflict prevention, rules of engagement, human rights, intelligence gathering and lawful response to election-related incidents.  The first phase of the programme brings together officers across ...

By: Awajis Chijindu  The Rivers State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of an armed robbery, kidnapping gang, recovered several firearms and ammunitions following an intelligence-led operation. A statement by the Command's Public Relations Officer, ASP Blessing Agabe, said the Commander, Violent Crime Response Unit led a team of Police officers to Rumuekpe Community, in Emohua Local Government Area where the suspects were arrested. According to the statement, the suspects are Chinemerem Uchewo, Micheal Ishaka, Abdulahi George and Gideon Okah. ASP Agabe stated that Preliminary investigation revealed their involvement in several armed robbery and kidnapping incidents within Choba, Elele Alimini, Emohua and Rumuekpe communities in Rivers State. The suspects also confessed to the robbery and murder of Joseph Onyeka on 23rd July 2026 in Rumuji Community, and the shooting of Inspector Womoma, while on duty at a checkpoint along the East-West Road by Elele Alimini Junctio...

By: Lanre Olagunju At 96, Dame Stella Obuoforibo Okuyiga has found a way to outlive herself. Not through science or medicine, but through her book. At the launch of The Origin of Police Women in Nigeria: The Story of the Pioneer Women Officers and My Journey in the Nigeria Police Force, the retired Deputy Commissioner of Police expressed excitement at the thought of her book living on in libraries across the world. Even when she is gone, she hopes her story will continue to speak. On October 13, in Port Harcourt, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, Inspector-General of Police, joined her in preserving that history. His presence as chief launcher was more than a gesture of respect. It was an opportunity for the Nigeria Police Force to confront a fundamental question: how well does an institution remember those who made its progress possible? In 1955, the first 20 women joined the Force at a time when policing offered women limited opportunities. They entered unfamiliar territory, confronting barriers...