Nigeria Police Force

The Nigerian Police
The Nigerian Police
	Badge of the Nigeria Police officers
Common name	Police
Abbreviation	NPF
Motto	Police is your friend
Agency overview
Formed	1930
Preceding agencies	Northern Nigeria Police (NNP); Southern Nigeria Police (SNP);
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Nigeria
Size	923,768 km2
Population	226.2 million
Governing body	Ministry of Police Affairs
Constituting instruments	Section 214 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended); Nigeria Police Act 2020;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Tinubu House, Abuja
Sworn members	371,800 officers
Agency executive	IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Inspector-General of Police;
Website
	www.npf.gov.ng

The Nigeria Police Force is the principal law enforcement and the lead security agency in Nigeria. Designated by the 1999 constitution as the national police of Nigeria with exclusive jurisdiction throughout the country,^[2] as at 2016 it has a staff strength of about 371,800.^[3] There are currently plans to increase the force to 650,000, adding 280,000 new recruits to the existing 370,000. The Nigeria Police Force is a very large organisation consisting of 36 State commands and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) grouped into 17 zones and 8 administrative organs.^[4] The agency is currently headed by IGP (Inspector General) Kayode Egbetokun. In 2020, it underwent major overhauls.^[5]

^ "About this Collection – Country Studies | Digital Collections | Library of Congress" (PDF). Lcweb2.loc.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference Temitayo I 2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Nigeria / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home – INTERPOL". Interpol.int. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "Home Page – Nigeria Police Force". Npf.gov.ng. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "President Buhari Signs the Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into Law". President Buhari Signs the Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into Law. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

[1] "About this Collection – Country Studies | Digital Collections | Library of Congress" (PDF). Lcweb2.loc.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[Temitayo_I_2017-2] Cite error: The named reference Temitayo I 2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Nigeria / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home – INTERPOL". Interpol.int. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[4] "Home Page – Nigeria Police Force". Npf.gov.ng. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[overhaul2020-5] "President Buhari Signs the Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into Law". President Buhari Signs the Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into Law. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

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