The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has issued a strict directive prohibiting serving officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force from engaging in unauthorized social media activities, including creating videos, live streaming, posting skits, and monetizing content on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and others.

In a circular dated June 22, 2026, and signed by his Principal Staff Officer, the IGP highlighted concerns over officers producing and posting videos while in police uniform or identifying themselves as members of the force. These activities—often for entertainment, personal promotion, or financial gain—have been deemed capable of bringing the Nigeria Police Force into disrepute.

The directive specifically targets officers operating accounts under real names or pseudonyms, publicly commenting on official operations, disciplinary matters, internal affairs, or national security issues without approval, and aspiring to become full-time content creators while still in service.

Violators face severe consequences, including immediate suspension, forfeiture of salary, demotion, dismissal from the force, and possible criminal prosecution. Officers are also barred from creating, publishing, or sharing videos, photographs, skits, live streams, or other content in police uniforms or on police premises without written approval from the IGP or an authorized representative.

This move comes amid a growing trend of police personnel using social media for personal visibility, which authorities say undermines public confidence in the force. The circular has been circulated to all commands, formations, departments, and units.

No further comments were immediately available from the police spokesperson as of press time.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally written to the Senate, urging lawmakers to amend the 1999 Constitution to establish State Police across the country as part of efforts to tackle rising insecurity.

In a direct appeal during an interfaith breakfast meeting with senators at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, President Tinubu described the move as urgent and necessary to strengthen grassroots security, improve intelligence gathering, and enable faster responses to threats at the state level.

“What I will ask for tonight is for you (Senators) to start thinking how best to amend the constitution to incorporate the State Police for us to secure our country, take over our forests from marauders, and free our children from fear,” the President said.

The request aligns with ongoing legislative efforts. The National Assembly is fast-tracking a constitutional alteration bill that would decentralize policing, allowing states to establish and manage their own police formations while maintaining coordination with the federal Nigeria Police Force.

Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has indicated strong support for the initiative, noting broad consensus among President Tinubu, state governors, and other stakeholders. The Senate is expected to prioritize the amendment in its sessions.

If passed by both chambers of the National Assembly, the bill would require approval by at least two-thirds of Nigeria’s state assemblies before it can be transmitted to the President for assent.

The push for State Police has been a long-debated reform aimed at addressing the limitations of the centralized policing system, which many critics argue is overstretched and ill-equipped to handle region-specific security challenges such as banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency.

This development marks a significant step in President Tinubu’s administration’s security architecture overhaul.

DSS prosecuting lawyer, Oluwole Aladedoye (SAN) announced on Tuesday the closure of the ongoing trial of former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai for alleged eavesdropping of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.

The Department of State Services (DSS) is prosecuting El-Rufai on a five-count charge in which he is among others, accused of admitting during a television interview, that he intercepted the phone conversations .

Following Aladedoye’s announcement, defence lawyer, Paul Erokoro (SAN) said his client plans to file a no-case submission.

Erokoro said the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence before the court to establish its case against the defendant.

He then, asked the court for two weeks within which to the written submission. Aladedoye also sought two weeks to respond, while the defence got additional days to reply on point of law.