The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, inaugurated an eight-member committee on Wednesday for the implementation of state police with a one-month deadline to submit its report.
Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya, a drug kingpin on the wanted list of Nigerian and British police for over 15 years, has been apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The agency's Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, announced the 58-year-old's arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. On Monday, February 23, 2026, Ilomuanya was captured in Lagos as part of what the CIA called a coordinated operation conducted by its Special Operations Unit.
President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a fresh five-year term.
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Friday appealed to President Bola Tinubu for urgent federal intervention to address rising insecurity in parts of the state. Mr Mohammed made the request after a meeting with Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he briefed State House correspondents on the worsening security situation.
President Bola Tinubu has formally asked the National Assembly to commence the process of amending the constitution to provide for the establishment of state police, describing the move as critical to addressing Nigeria's worsening security crisis. The President made the appeal on Wednesday night during an interfaith breaking of fast with members of the Senate at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, resigned on Tuesday, clearing the way for the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu as the new police chief ahead of the 2027 general elections. Disu, who was elevated to the rank of AIG in March 2025, is slated to succeed Egbetokun, who was appointed by the President on June 19, 2023. The IG's extended tenure drew much criticism in 2024, when Egbetokun officially reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 on September 4.
