Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center. Empowering national security through cybercrime investigation, cybersecurity coordination, and public awareness initiatives.

The Nigeria Police Force is the principal law enforcement agency in the country. Nigeria Police was first established in 1820. A 1200-member armed paramilitary Hausa Constabulary was set up. A similar Force was formed in Calabar in 1894 and named “The Niger Coast Constabulary” it was formed under the newly proclaimed Niger Coast Protectorate.

The Police service commission has the sole responsibility of appointment into the Nigeria Police force, application forms are obtainable from the Police service commission or Force Headquarters websites after advertisement in National News, the Media and websites.

Together, we shall embark on a mission to uphold justice, fairness, protect human dignity, and restore standards and values of the Nigeria Police Force. Let me make one thing abundantly clear, the days of complacency and indifference are over.

The Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) is the highest investigating arm of the Nigeria Police. Its functions include investigation and prosecution of serious and complex criminal cases within and outside the country.

S/N RANK NAME DESIGNATION PHONE NUMBER; 1: IGP: IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE *****

Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center. Empowering national security through cybercrime investigation, cybersecurity coordination, and public awareness initiatives.

The leadership role of Nigeria Police as leading police contributor in global peacekeeping has led to her participating in United Nations decision making process making her the only African country with a permanent Police representative in United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The Nigeria Police is administratively structured and divided into eight (8) departments with each department charged with peculiar duties. Though their duties are inter-woven, they are distinguishable.

The Nigeria Police The Directorate of Police Education was established in 1986 primarily as a welfare scheme to cater for the educational needs of children of Police Officers and men whose education had suffered as a result of incessant transfers of their parents.