Nigeria Police Force

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law enforcement agency national police force

The Nigeria Police Force is the national law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and investigating crime, and enforcing laws throughout Nigeria.

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Label Occurrences
Nigeria Police Force canonical 8
Nigerian Police Force 6
Ministry of Police Affairs (Nigeria) 1

Statements (83)

Predicate Object
instanceOf law enforcement agency ⓘ
national police force ⓘ
alsoKnownAs NPF ⓘ
Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
surface form: The Nigeria Police
collaboratesWith Department of State Services ⓘ
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ⓘ
International Criminal Police Organization ⓘ
surface form: INTERPOL

National Accountability Bureau ⓘ
surface form: Independent Corrupt Practices Commission

Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
employer Government of Nigeria ⓘ
employs civilian staff ⓘ
police officers ⓘ
formedIn 1930 ⓘ
governedBy Inspector General of Police ⓘ
hasControversy allegations of corruption ⓘ
allegations of human rights abuses ⓘ
hasDivision Criminal Investigation Department ⓘ
Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department ⓘ
Criminal Investigation Department ⓘ
surface form: Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID)

Force Headquarters ⓘ
Force Intelligence Bureau ⓘ
Mobile Police Force ⓘ
Police Colleges and Training Schools ⓘ
Police Mobile Force (PMF) ⓘ
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (historical unit) ⓘ
State Commands ⓘ
Criminal Investigation Department ⓘ
surface form: State Criminal Investigation Departments

Zonal Commands ⓘ
hasReform creation of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit in 2020 ⓘ
disbandment of Special Anti-Robbery Squad in 2020 ⓘ
hasUnit Airport Police ⓘ
Anti-Human Trafficking Units ⓘ
Counter Terrorism Unit ⓘ
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit ⓘ
Juvenile protection units ⓘ
surface form: Gender and Juvenile Units

Marine Police ⓘ
Railway Police ⓘ
Special Protection Unit ⓘ
headquartersLocation Abuja ⓘ
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria ⓘ
Louis Edet House, Abuja ⓘ
jurisdiction Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Nigeria

Nigeria ⓘ
lawEnforcementRole crime prevention ⓘ
criminal investigation ⓘ
internal security ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ
public order maintenance ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
Nigeria Police Act ⓘ
memberOf International Criminal Police Organization ⓘ
surface form: INTERPOL
motto Police is your friend ⓘ
numberOfCommands 36 state commands plus Federal Capital Territory command ⓘ
operatesIn rural areas of Nigeria ⓘ
urban areas of Nigeria ⓘ
overseenBy Police Service Commission (Nigeria) ⓘ
parentOrganization Nigeria Police Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ministry of Police Affairs (Nigeria)
postOfChief Inspector General of Police ⓘ
precededBy Northern Nigeria Police ⓘ
Nigeria Police Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Southern Nigeria Police
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
regionServed Nigeria ⓘ
relatedEvent End SARS protests in Nigeria ⓘ
reportsTo Police Council of Nigeria ⓘ
President of Nigeria ⓘ
responsibility crowd control ⓘ
enforcing laws ⓘ
intelligence gathering for internal security ⓘ
investigating crime ⓘ
maintaining public order ⓘ
preventing crime ⓘ
protection of life and property ⓘ
public safety ⓘ
traffic control and enforcement ⓘ
sector public security ⓘ
trainingInstitution Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil ⓘ
Police Colleges in Ikeja, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Oji River ⓘ
Police Staff College, Jos ⓘ
typeOfLawEnforcement civilian police ⓘ
uses Nigeria Police uniform ⓘ
firearms ⓘ
marked police vehicles ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Nigeria → controls → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria → worksWith → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
FGN → hasAgency → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Police Force
Nigeria Police Force → alsoKnownAs → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Nigeria Police
Nigeria Police Force → precededBy → Nigeria Police Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Nigeria Police
Nigeria Police Force → parentOrganization → Nigeria Police Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Police Affairs (Nigeria)
Nigeria Customs Service → collaboratesWith → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
Nigeria Immigration Service → cooperatesWith → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
Sani Abacha military government → controlled → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Police Force
Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria → exercisedControlOver → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian security services
Civilian Joint Task Force → cooperatesWith → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Police Force
Three Arms Zone, Abuja → hasSecurityPresence → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Police Force
Federal Road Safety Corps → collaboratesWith → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Police Force
Nigerian vehicle licensing authorities → collaboratesWith → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian law enforcement agencies
Federal Ministry of Justice → worksWith → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Federal Ministry of Justice (Nigeria)
Federal Ministry of Interior → collaboratesWith → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Federal Ministry of Interior (Nigeria)
Federal Ministry of Police Affairs → oversees → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
Federal Ministry of Police Affairs → worksWith → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
Nuhu Ribadu → employer → Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Police Force