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Ọlọ́ọ̀pá Nàìjíríà

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(Àtúnjúwe láti Nigeria Police)
Ọlọ́ọ̀pá Nàìjíríà
The Nigeria Police
AbbreviationNP
Fáìlì:N igeria Police logo.jpg
The Nigeria Police logo
MottoThe police is your friend
Agency overview
Formed1930
Preceding agencies
  • Northern Nigeria Police (NNP)
  • Southern Nigeria Police (SNP)
Legal personalityGovernmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyNigeria
Nigeria
Size923,768 km2
Population151.5 million[1]
Governing bodyNigeria Police Council
Constituting instruments
  • Section 194 of the 1979 constitution
  • Nigeria Police Acts
General nature
Operational structure
Sworn members371,800 officers [2]
Agency executiveHafiz Ringim, Inspector-General of Police
Commands
Website
http://www.npf.gov.ng/
Footnotes
The Nigeria Police is the primary police serving Nigeria.


Awon Oga Oloopa Naijiria

[àtúnṣe | àtúnṣe àmìọ̀rọ̀]
Oruko Igba
Louis Edet1964–1966
Kam Salem1966–1975
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu1975–1979
Adamu Suleiman1979–1981
Sunday Adewusi1981–1983
Etim Inyang1985–1986
Muhammadu Gambo-Jimeta1986–1990
Aliyu Atta1990–1993
Ibrahim Coomassie1993–1999
Musiliu Smith1999–2002
Mustafa Adebayo BalogunMarch 2002 – January 2005
Sunday Ehindero2005–2007
Mike Mbama Okiro2007–2009
Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo2009 - 2010
Hafiz Ringim2010 - current