The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has appointed a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Anthony Okon Placid, as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs).

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Hundeyin has been removed as the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) about 6 months after he was appointed.

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.