869:, there were questions over the conduct of the security forces. The government is currently attempting to reform the police. They have produced a White Paper with 79 recommendations for improving the police force, which is due to be considered by the National Assembly and turned into a Police Reform Bill. Key reforms such as: Police officers are paid as little as $ 40 (ÂŁ26) a month, this should be raised to $ 100 for police constables, Deal with the estimated 10,000 officers with criminal records hired between 2001 and 2004, establish a reliable system for the public to complain about the police, better educated Recruits should attain a certain level of qualification before being considered, job applications should be transparently managed, policemen should not have to buy their own, the police are in dire need of an up-to-date communication network, and the police should be given better investigating tools and the training to use them The Nigerian Police was ranked as the institution viewed as the most corrupt in
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426:. In 1989 the Nigerian Police Force also created a Quick Intervention Force in each state, separate from the mobile police units, specifically to monitor political events and to quell unrest during the transition to civil rule. Each state unit of between 160 and 400 police was commanded by an assistant superintendent and equipped with vehicles, communications gear, weapons, and crowd control equipment, including cane shields, batons, and tear gas. A Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB) was to be set up as the successor to the Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation; three directorates were established for operations, administration, and logistics, each headed by a deputy inspector general.
838:, an attempt was made to expand the NPF by reducing the recruitment age from nineteen to seventeen and by enrolling demobilized soldiers, but it failed. In mid-1980 the then federal police minister acknowledged that the police had recovered only 14 percent of the US$ 900 million worth of property reported stolen in the preceding six months, and that only 20 percent of the 103,000 persons arrested had been found guilty, a performance record about the same as that reported in the 1960s. The use of excessive violence in quelling student disorders led the AFRC in June 1986 to direct the police to use only rubber bullets in containing student riots.
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688:. The Directorate of Administration was composed of an administration unit headed by an assistant inspector general (AIG), and of budget and personnel units under commissioners. The Directorate of Logistics had four units—procurement, workshop/transport, supply, and work/maintenance—under AIGs. The zonal arrangements were retained. However, AIGs were authorized to transfer officers up to the rank of chief superintendent, to set up provost units, to deploy mobile units, and to promote officers between the ranks of sergeant and inspector. The above three Directorates were renamed Departments.
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Sergeant. It was reported that Osaiah was in fact arrested the killing. On 21 May 2020, Yahaha
Adeshina, the Divisional Police Officer of Ilemba Hausa Division, was arresting for assisting Kehinde Elijah and Ezeh Joseph in the 10 May 2020 murder of sergeant Onalaja Onajide. Adeshina and the other shooters were wanted for "violent crimes." On 30 May 2020, two Lagos police officers were arrested for shooting to death a 16-year-old girl.
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patrol jurisdiction. The armed forces chief of staff announced a thorough reorganization of the NPF into the seven new area commands and five directorates (criminal investigations, logistics, supplies, training, and operations) under deputy inspectors general. About 2,000 constables and 400 senior police officers were dismissed by mid-1987, leaving senior police officers disgruntled.
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officers from Lagos, Assistant
Superintendent of Police (ASP) Adebayo Ojo and Sergeant Adeleke Mojisola were both arrested on charges of extorting a woman. On 11 April 2020, another Nigeria Police Force officer from Lagos, Inspector Taloju Martins, was arrested after being caught on camera exhorting a motorist. On 3 June 2020, the
379:. Each command was under a commissioner of police and was further divided into police provinces and divisions under local officers. NPF headquarters, which was also an area command, supervised and coordinated the other area commands. Later these Area Commands were grouped under Zone Commands as follows: Zone 1, Headquartered
459:, inspector general of police (IGP), announced the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other tactical squads must stop such operations, including traffic checks, “with immediate effect." On 11 October, one week after ceasing operations, Adamu dismantled SARS. On 22 October 2020, Nigerian President
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On 5 January 2020, three
Nigerian Police Force officers were arrested after beating a bus passenger, who also turned out to be Nigerian Supreme Court Justice Obasi, after he refused to unlock his mobile phone. On 3 April 2020, a Nigerian police officer was arrested for assaulting a port worker. On 18
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October 2018, eight Boipatong police officers were arrested for torturing and then murdering a Nigerian national in October 2017. On 2 August 2019, two officers of the Nigerian Police Force's Anti-Cultism Squad, Insp. Ogunyemi Olalekan and Sgt. Godwin Orji, were arrested and charged with murdering
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The Force
Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) is the highest criminal investigation arm of the Nigeria Police NPF. The department is headed by a Deputy Inspector-General (DIG). Its primary functions include the investigation and prosecution of severe and complex criminal cases within and outside
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on 16 September 2020. The new law, known as the
Nigeria Police Act of 2020, repeals the Police Act Cap. P19. Laws of the Federation, 2004, and provides for a more effective and well-organized Police Force, driven by the principles of transparency and accountability in its operations and management of
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abolished the Police
Service Commission and established the Nigeria Police Council in its stead, under direct presidential control The new council was chaired by the president; the chief of General Staff, the minister of internal affairs, and the police inspector general were members. As part of the
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extended the salary and allowance package to the military, paramilitary, police and intelligence community, who were not always covered by similar salary reviews in the past. The extension of the jumbo increase to other public servants as opposed to the core civil servants, shot the entire wage bill
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Although, the NPF is generally considered an attractive career, the NPF has experienced endemic problems with recruiting, training, inefficiency, and indiscipline, and it lacked expertise in specialized fields. Corruption and dishonesty were widespread, engendering a low level of public confidence,
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under the control of the
Inspector-General of Police to counter incidents of civil disturbance. It is designated to take over operations of major crisis where conventional police units cannot cope. There are presently 12 MOPOL Commands, MOPOLs 1 thru 12, controlling 52 Police Mobile Squadrons which
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The 1986 NPF reorganization was occasioned by a public eruption of tensions between the police and the army. A superintendent was suspended for a time for grumbling that the army had usurped police functions and kept police pay low, and there were fights between police and army officers over border
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Nigeria with exclusive jurisdiction throughout the country. Constitutional provision also exists, however, for the establishment of separate NPF branches "forming part of the armed forces of the Federation or for their protection of harbours, waterways, railways and airfields." One such branch,
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Republic, these forces were first regionalised and then nationalised. The Nigeria Police Force performed conventional police functions and was responsible for internal security generally; for supporting the prison, immigration, and customs services; and for performing
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were arrested on charges of extorting three residents. On 10 November 2019, the Nigerian Police Force issued a statement revealing that Safer Highways Patrol officer Onuh Makedomu was arrested after being filmed accepting a bribe from a motorist in Lagos. On 9 March 2020, two Nigeria Police Force
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arraigned former Sergeant Bitrus Osaiah in court for shooting to death his female colleague, Lavender Elekwachi, during a raid on street trading and illegal motor parks the previous week. Osaiah was dismissed as a police officer the previous day for killing Elekwachi, who also held the rank of a
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Reports of police collusion with criminals were common, as were official appeals to police officers to change their attitude toward the public, to be fair and honest, and to avoid corrupt practices. In an effort to reduce bribery and to make identification of offenders easier, police officers on
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The Nigeria Police Force operating budget between 1984 and 1988 remained in the N360 million to N380 million range, and in 1988 increased to N521 million. More notable were large capital expenditure infusions of N206 million in 1986 and N260.3 million in 1988, representing 3.5 and 2.5 percent of
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newspaper carried a report on the gross abuse and violation of human rights committed by the Nigerian Police Force during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The newspaper report accused the Nigerian Police Force of committing more extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations during the
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confirmed in a publicly aired address that Nigeria's controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad {SARS} had been dismantled and also accused some members of SARS of committing "acts of excessive use of force" when the unit was operational. Plans were then put in place to prosecute some former Sars
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By 1983, according to the federal budget, the strength of the NPF was almost 152,000, but other sources estimated it to be between 20,000 and 80,000. Presently, there are more than 1,300 police stations nationwide. Police officers were not usually armed but were issued weapons when required for
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protestors alleged that Nigerian police officers were by now not adequately paid and, despite protesting police brutality, called for an increase in police salaries so they could be "adequately compensated for protecting lives and property of citizens" as one of their five demands.
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throughout the country. As at 2021, it had a staff strength of about 371,800. There are currently plans to increase the force to 650,000, adding 280,000 new recruits to the existing 370,000. The Nigeria Police Force is a very large organisation consisting of 36 State commands and
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The NPF is alleged to follow a policy of "Fire for Fire" in which many captured suspects die in police custody or are "shot while attempting to escape". Decades of police and official corruption and continued failure to train police officers properly has led to a situation where
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is the civilian oversight body on the police. It is responsible for appointment, promotion, and discipline of all police officers except the Inspector General of Police. It shall collaborate, cooperate and work with all the stake holders, namely the police council with the
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until adequate infrastructure was available for independent operation. Admission was to be regulated by merit, by the quota system, and by federal character. The commandant was to be at least an AIG and assisted by a provost who would oversee the academic program.
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failure to report crimes, and tendencies to resort to self-help. Police were more adept at paramilitary operations and the exercise of force than at community service functions or crime prevention, detection, and investigation.
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Constabulary became the Northern Nigeria Police, and part of the Niger Coast Constabulary became the Southern Nigeria Police. During the colonial period, most police were associated with local governments (native authorities).
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had long accused the controversial police unit of committing acts of extortion, rape, torture and murder. After the disbandment of the SARS unit of the Nigerian police force, another tactical unit was set up called (SWAT).
758:(DIG) and in each state by police commissioners. The 1979 constitution provided for a Police Service Commission that was responsible for NPF policy, organization, administration, and finance (except for pensions).
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total federal capital expenditures in those years. These increases were used to acquire new communications equipment, transport, and weapons to combat the rising crime wave, such as 100 British
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its resources. It also addresses the challenges of structuring, appointments, promotions, discipline, postings, living conditions, pension and retirement benefits of the Nigeria Police Force.
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trained cadet assistant superintendents and cadet subinspectors.There were also in-service training schools, including the Police Mobile Force Training School at Guzuo, southwest of
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the Country. The department also coordinates crime investigations throughout the NPF. The FCID is divided into sections, with most of them headed by Commissioners of Police (CPs).
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raped some of 65 women who were arrested for illicit nightclub activity in April 2019 after they refused to pay the officers bribes for their release was still ongoing as well.
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In 1879, a 1,200-member armed paramilitary Hausa Constabulary was formed. In 1896 the Lagos Police was established. More so, the Niger Coast Constabulary, was formed in
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also disclosed plans to obtain technical assistance from Britain to establish a central planning and training program to modernize and upgrade police training.
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for not wearing a face mask. As of 9 September 2020, he was still in custody for the rape. A case involving accusations that Nigeria Police Force officers in
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on 26 November 2018 approved a new salary structure, however the details are yet to be made public hence it is not included or updated into the table below.
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Odeyemi, Temitayo I.; Obiyan, A. Sat (14 November 2017). "Exploring the subsidiarity principle in policing and the operations of the Nigeria Police Force".
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government reorganization in September 1990, Alhajji Sumaila Gwarzo, formerly SSS director, was named to the new post of minister of state, police affairs.
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April 2020, the Nigerian Police Force stated that two of its officers were arrested after being caught on film beating a woman at the Odo Ori Market in
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oversee the control and supervision of the Nigerian Police Force; the Police Service Commission, the Nigerian Police Council and Ministry of interior.
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is an accepted form of dealing with people the police believe to be criminals. The most recent victim of which is Yusuf Mohamed, the leader of the
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announced that a more significant number of officers would be posted to their native areas to facilitate police-community relations.
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1822:"BREAKING: Nigeria Police Deputy Inspector-General In Charge Of Force Criminal Investigation, Egbunike Slumps, Dies In His Office"
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period of the lockdown extension in the country, stating that this accounted for 59.6 per cent of the total cases of violations.
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military duties within or outside Nigeria as directed. Plans were announced in mid-1980 to expand the force to 200,000.
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the Port Security Police, was reported by different sources to have a strength in 1990 of between 1,500 and 12,000.
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Odeyemi, Temitayo Isaac; Obiyan, A. Sat (26 March 2018). "Digital policing technologies and democratic policing".
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a man during a raid in Lagos. On 21 August 2019, four operatives of the Nigerian Police Force's notorious
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by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). One of the most damning reports was published on 17 August 2010 by
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The Nigeria police force uses various vehicles in carrying out its constitutional duty, listed below:
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as members to turn the police around and enable it to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
294:(FCT) grouped into 17 zones and 8 administrative organs. As at July 2024, the NPF is headed by
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On 28 April 2020, it was reported that the Nigerian Police Force's
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1659:"Nigeria special police unit reined in after abuse allegations"
2714:"Women 'abused' by police enforcing COVID-19 rules in Nigeria"
1366:"President Buhari Signs the Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into Law"
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President Buhari Signs the Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into Law
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1684:Akinwotu, Emmanuel (11 October 2020).
1627:Adedapo, Adebiyi (21 September 2020).
785:as chairman, all the governors of the
627:Department of Training and Development
543:Directorate of Peacekeeping Operations
34:
2865:official_stcharlesedu (6 June 2018).
1972:from the original on 26 February 2022
1877:Ikenwa, Chizoba (30 September 2019).
1263:from the original on 29 November 2018
7:
3772:Anti–child pornography organizations
3725:from the original on 15 October 2020
3655:National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
2784:from the original on 23 October 2020
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2724:from the original on 22 October 2020
2690:from the original on 26 October 2020
2660:from the original on 17 October 2020
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1639:from the original on 24 October 2020
1376:from the original on 24 October 2020
1149:National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
1017:. The NPA was to be affiliated with
633:Department of Information Technology
566:Department of Criminal Investigation
58:Badge of the Nigeria Police officers
3034:Ajakaiye, Adeola (2 October 2016).
2134:"Can Nigeria's police be reformed?"
2104:"Brutal reality of Nigeria killing"
2074:"Sect leader 'alive when captured'"
1941:from the original on 15 August 2018
1483:Ajakaiye, Adeola (2 October 2016).
1319:from the original on 12 August 2016
956:accused the NPF of intimidation of
677:A female police officer during the
630:Department of Research and Planning
578:The Central Criminal Registry (CCR)
318:in 1894 under the newly proclaimed
3061:Nigeria Police Force Official Site
2877:from the original on 5 August 2020
2579:from the original on 29 April 2020
2335:from the original on 29 April 2020
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2227:from the original on 28 April 2020
1558:from the original on 4 August 2020
1528:from the original on 6 August 2020
1495:from the original on 4 August 2020
1434:from the original on 6 August 2020
1309:"Home Page – Nigeria Police Force"
563:Department of Logistics and Supply
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2553:from the original on 27 July 2020
2515:Abiola, Rahaman (19 April 2020).
2496:from the original on 27 July 2020
2465:from the original on 8 April 2020
2439:from the original on 27 July 2020
2410:from the original on 27 July 2020
2366:from the original on 11 June 2020
2144:from the original on 10 June 2010
1055:Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha
740:Supervision of the Nigeria Police
581:Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
3557:
3422:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
3192:Democratic Republic of the Congo
2977:
2846:from the original on 7 June 2020
2814:from the original on 7 June 2020
2608:from the original on 31 May 2020
2527:from the original on 13 May 2020
2189:Kazeem, Yomi (8 February 2019).
2054:from the original on 27 May 2008
1464:from the original on 13 May 2020
1414:AKINOLA, BOLAJI (25 July 2012).
1185:from the original on 27 May 2008
1139:Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
873:, according to a survey done at
519:Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
503:Department of Federal Operations
52:
43:
3088:Nigeria's trigger happy police
3081:African Action E-Policy Journal
2921:YiÄźitoÄźlu, Eren (27 May 2023).
2484:Agyeman, Adwoa (3 April 2020).
2354:Fulani, Iro Dan (3 June 2020).
2201:from the original on 3 May 2020
1454:"Nigeria Police Force | IGPSEC"
1282:Shehu, Idris (30 August 2023).
778:Police Service Commission (PSC)
772:Police Service Commission (PSC)
715:was established as a strike or
616:Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB)
407:commands Zone 3, Headquartered
395:Commands Zone 2, Headquartered
3762:1930 establishments in Nigeria
1661:. Al Jazeera. 4 October 2020.
1:
3698:Chief of Defence Intelligence
3066:Nigeria Police Past Questions
3010:, second edition, Gale., 2006
1338:Ejike, Ejike (19 June 2023).
1223:10.1080/10246029.2017.1383924
555:Special Protection Unit (SPU)
110:Southern Nigeria Police (SNP)
107:Northern Nigeria Police (NNP)
3767:Organizations based in Lagos
3688:National Intelligence Agency
2406:. Africanews. 2 April 2019.
1128:National Intelligence Agency
940:Human rights violation index
787:Federating States of Nigeria
763:Nigeria Police Council (NPC)
622:Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU)
549:Central Motor Registry (CMR)
3693:Defence Intelligence Agency
3076:Directorate of Peacekeeping
2774:"Everyone's in on the Game"
1095:Conflict in the Niger Delta
914:Rivers State Police Command
795:Inspector-General of Police
610:Anti-Human Trafficking Unit
596:Forensic Science Laboratory
273:. It was designated by the
231:Inspector-General of Police
3788:
3752:Law enforcement in Nigeria
3632:Chief of the Defence Staff
895:Special Anti-Robbery Squad
720:are spread amongst the 36
661:Nigeria Police & Sport
329:When the protectorates of
153:Ministry of Police Affairs
27:Nigerian government agency
3124:Law enforcement in Africa
3002:World Police Encyclopedia
2995:Federal Research Division
2808:Amnesty International USA
1403:– via Researchgate.
1111:Nigerian law enforcement:
954:Amnesty International USA
952:(HRW). Another report by
946:violation of human rights
726:Federal Capital Territory
546:National Inland Waterways
500:Department of Operations
292:Federal Capital Territory
244:
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42:
3177:Central African Republic
2005:10.1177/1461355718763448
1905:"Nigerian Police Salary"
1765:– via www.wsj.com.
1027:Nigerian Defence Academy
756:Deputy Inspector General
590:Special Fraud Unit (SFU)
320:Niger Coast Protectorate
159:Constituting instruments
118:Jurisdictional structure
2871:St Charles Edu Services
2521:Legit.ng - Nigeria news
1211:African Security Review
1134:Nigeria Customs Service
875:Ahmadu Bello University
667:Police Medical Services
653:Counter Terrorism Squad
540:Force Transport Section
531:Force Armaments Section
296:IGP (Inspector General)
168:Nigeria Police Act 2020
123:Operations jurisdiction
3683:State Security Service
3660:Nigerian Mobile Police
1966:Radical History Review
1582:www.globalsecurity.org
1122:State Security Service
1117:Nigerian Mobile Police
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3337:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
3197:Republic of the Congo
3071:Nigeria Police Portal
1065:Cessna Citation Excel
852:extrajudicial killing
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587:General Investigation
513:Border Patrol Section
451:Dismantlement of SARS
362:military dictatorship
192:Operational structure
183:Local civilian police
83:Police is your friend
3721:. 10 November 2019.
3650:Nigeria Police Force
3599:Chief of Naval Staff
2249:. 10 November 2019.
2170:on 28 September 2007
1907:. 7 September 2021.
1090:Petroleum in Nigeria
791:Minister of Interior
783:President of Nigeria
552:Force Marine Section
522:Force Police Airwing
355:1980s reorganization
322:. In the north, the
263:Nigeria Police Force
3747:Military of Nigeria
3620:Ministry of Defence
3587:Chief of Army Staff
3412:States with limited
2810:. 9 December 2019.
2750:. 12 October 2020.
1751:Wall Street Journal
1722:. 22 October 2020.
713:Police Mobile Force
647:Police Academy Kano
528:Force Mounted Troop
516:Police Mobile Force
455:On 4 October 2020,
339:Royal Niger Company
324:Royal Niger Company
38:The Nigerian Police
3611:Chief of Air Staff
3606:Nigerian Air Force
2780:. 17 August 2010.
2778:Human Rights Watch
2712:Obaji, Philip Jr.
2435:. 21 August 2019.
2388:. 5 October 2018.
1935:nigerianfinder.com
1858:on 14 January 2023
1554:. 2 October 2016.
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429:In February 1989,
101:Preceding agencies
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3212:Equatorial Guinea
2718:www.aljazeera.com
2575:. 27 April 2020.
2549:. 28 April 2020.
2305:. 11 April 2020.
2080:. 3 August 2009.
1796:www.aljazeera.com
1427:978-1-4772-1891-4
1035:Ibrahim Babangida
1019:Bayero University
931:By October 2020,
836:Olusegun Obasanjo
815:Goodluck Jonathan
752:Inspector General
558:INEC Liaison Unit
535:Counter-Terrorism
525:Force Dog Section
431:Ibrahim Babangida
377:States of Nigeria
366:Ibrahim Babangida
285:, with exclusive
275:1999 constitution
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537:Unit (CTU)
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141:Population
136:923,768 km
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