Nigerian Police
| The Nigeria Police | |
| Abbreviation | NPF |
| Logo of the The Nigeria Police. | |
| Badge of the Nigeria Police officers | |
| Motto | Police is your friend |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1930 |
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| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Nigeria | |
| Size | 923,768 km2 |
| Population | 206 million |
| Governing body | Ministry of Police Affairs |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Louis Edet House, Abuja |
| Sworn members | 371,800 officers [1] |
| Agency executive | IGP Usman Alkali Baba, Inspector-General of Police |
| Website | |
| npf.gov.ng | |
Nigeria Police jẹ́ ẹ̀ka pàtàkì nínú ilé-iṣẹ́ agbófinró ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà[2]. Gẹ́gẹ́ bí òfin àgbà orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà ṣe fi lélẹ̀ ní ọdún 1999, ilé-iṣẹ́ ọlọ́pá ní àṣẹ láti ní ẹ̀ka jákè-jádò orígun orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà[3]. Nígbà tí yóò fi di ọdún 2016, àwọn tí wọ́n jẹ́ òṣìṣẹ́ ilé-iṣẹ́ yí ti tó 371,800.[4], ìjọba àpapọ̀ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà ń gbèrò láti mú àlékún bá àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ ibẹ̀ sí 650,000 nígbà tí wọ́n bá fi 280,000 kún 370,000. Ilé-iṣẹ́ ọlọ́pá ni ó jẹ́ àjọ ìjọba àpapọ̀ kan tí ó tóbí jùlọ pẹ̀lú bí wọ́n ṣe ní ẹ̀ka káàkiri Ìpínlẹ̀ mẹ́rìndínlógójì tí ó wà ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà , tí wọ́n pín sí ẹkùn mètàdínlógún àti ẹ̀ka àṣẹ mẹ́jọ[5]. [6] Ní àsìkò tí a ń kọ àyọkà yí, ẹni tí ó jẹ́ Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|IGP (Inspector General) ni Usman Alkali Baba[7][8]. Oríṣiríṣi àtúntò ni ó dé bá ilé-iṣẹ́ náà ní ọdún 2020 látàrí rógan ti END SARS tí ó wáyébláàrín àwọn ọ̀dọ́ àti àwọn ọlọ́pá jákè-jádò Nàìjíríà[9][10].
Ìtàn
[àtúnṣe | àtúnṣe àmìọ̀rọ̀]Wọ́n ilé-iṣẹ́ àjọ ọlọ́pá sílẹ̀ ní ọdún 1820 ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà[11].
Ní ọdún 1879, àwọn ẹ̀yà Hausa tí wọ́n jẹ́ 1,200 níye tí wón jẹ́ kọ́nstebu ni wọ́n fi bẹ̀rẹ̀ ẹ̀ka àjọ yí. [12] Nígbà tí ó fi ma di ọdún 1896, wọ́n ṣe ìfilọ́lẹ̀ ilé-iṣẹ́ ọlọ́pá ní ní Èkó tí ó jẹ́ olú ìlú fún orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà nígbà náà[13]. Bákan náà ni wọ́n ṣ’ẹ̀dá irú rẹ̀náà ní ẹkùn Niger Coast, ní ìlú Calabar ní ọdún 1894 l'ábẹ́ ilẹ̀ tuntun tí wọ́n dá sílẹ̀ tí wọ́n pè ní: (Niger Coast Protectorate). Ní apá òkè ọya lọ́hùn ún, ilé-iṣẹ́ Royal Niger Company ṣe agbékalẹ̀ ọlọ́pá tiwọn náà tí wọ́n pè ní : ‘’Royal Niger Company Constabulary ní ọdún 1888 tí wọ́n sì fi ìlú Lokoja ṣe olú Ilé-iṣẹ́ náà.[14]
Àwọn ìtọ́ka sí
[àtúnṣe | àtúnṣe àmìọ̀rọ̀]- ↑ "About this Collection – Country Studies | Digital Collections | Library of Congress" (PDF). Lcweb2.loc.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Nigeria Police Force - Information, Help & Updates". Nigeriacrime. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ "Nigeria Police Force (NPF)". Nigeria Intelligence Agencies. 1998-05-24. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ "Nigeria / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home – INTERPOL". Interpol.int. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "History Of The Nigeria Police Force". Naijabiography Media. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ "Home Page – Nigeria Police Force". Npf.gov.ng. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Police council confirms Alkali as IGP". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2021-04-06). "Buhari names Usman Alkali Baba as acting inspector general of police". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Archived from the original on 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ "After #EndSARS, Nigeria’s police must take ownership of reform". ISS Africa. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ "SARS ban: Nigeria abolishes loathed federal special police unit". BBC News. 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ "History of Policing in Nigeria". THISDAYLIVE. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ Micah, John (June 2017). "Public Perception of Police Activities in Okada, Edo State Nigeria". Covenant Journal of Business & Social Sciences 8.
- ↑ Nwanze, Cheta (2014-04-22). "A History of Nigeria’s Police Service". Africa Is a Country. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ AKINOLA, BOLAJI (2012-07-25) (in en). Authority Stealing: How Greedy Politicians and Corporate Executives Loot the World'S Most Populous Black Nation. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4772-1891-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=i8LQKx0qmCkC&pg=PA26. Retrieved 21 July 2020.