Joseph Mbu

November 20, 2015

Police officers are never appreciated but always criticised – Joseph Mbu

The Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos, Joseph Mbu, has advised police officers to remain bold and never succumb to harassment and intimidation. Mbu said the efforts of police officers are hardly ever appreciated, stating that they are heavily criticized for small mistakes, while their accomplishments are never rewarded nor publicised. He disclosed this on Friday, when he addressed Deputy and Assistant Commissioners... Read More

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October 5, 2015

“I am still in the Police Force” | Joseph Mbu returns

Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mbu, has assumed office as Commandant of the Police Staff College, Jos, in Plateau State, contrary to speculations that he has been dismissed from the force. He also dismissed reports that his posting to the college was a form of punishment. Speaking during an interview after his resumption, Mbu said, “I am still in... Read More

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September 13, 2015

5 controversies Joseph Mbu, ‘Lion of the Police Force’, will be remembered for

If there’s one thing synonymous with Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mbu- it is controversy. The man has engineered and walked into his fair share of controversies, which he seemed to thrive on, until the past few months. As it stands, Mbu is presently the Commandant of Police College, in Jos, where his silence... Read More

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September 13, 2015

Punch reminds us that Joseph Mbu is still in the Police Force

Just in case you’d forgotten, the folks at Punch Newspapers, have issued a reminder that the self acclaimed ‘Lion of the Police Force’, AIG Joseph Mbu, is still very much around. Many were starting to wonder what may have befallen Lion Mbu. Even though he has gone quiet and drifted into oblivion since the beginning... Read More

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Joseph Mbu, lion of the police force, accused of torture

Joseph Mbu probably never felt content enough being called the lion of the Police force. Mbu, who roars with rage and regularly threatens to pounce on his preys, appears to have picked on a prey that bites. A foreign exchange dealer and businessman, Alhaji Suleiman Yerima, has accused the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone... Read More

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“If you dress badly, you will be arrested and tried” – AIG Mbu has a warning for police officers

by Ranti Joseph The Zone 2 of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) warned policemen that are in the habit of dressing shabbily to desist from such acts or face dire consequences. The warning was given on Saturday by the spokesperson for the zone, Gbenga Adeoye, a Chief Superintendent of Police, who spoke on behalf of the... Read More

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Lagosians were scared to misbehave because I threatened to kill them – Joseph Mbu

by Kolapo Olapoju Joseph Mbu believes that his threat to kill 10 people for every policeman killed was responsible for the peaceful conduct of Lagos state election. The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2, made the utterance on Saturday at the state’s Command Headquatres after monitoring the election in some parts of the state... Read More

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Opinion: Martins Elechi and his choking albatross

by Biyi Adegoroye Since January this year, the lawmakers appended their signatures to the document on the “Notice of Allegations of Gross Misconduct against Governor Elechi,” it was not until penultimate week they made their intention public knowledge. If feelers from Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, are of any significance, the recent intervention of the... Read More

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February 28, 2015

People like you cannot be the face of the police || In 10 tweets, Ezekwesili gives Mbu a dressing down

by Kolapo Olapoju Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has lashed out at Assistant Inspector-General of Poilce, Joseph Mbu, over his recent comments where he urged Police officers to shoot 20 civilians for every one of them killed during the forthcoming general elections. The Convener of the #BringBackOurGirls group on Saturday, February 28, criticized the... Read More

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February 28, 2015

I was misquoted by the media || AIG, Joseph Mbu, sings a familiar tune

by Azubuike Azikiwe Assistant-Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, Joseph Mbu, says he was misquoted in the media that he ordered policemen to kill 20 civilians for every officer killed in the line of duty, during the forthcoming general elections. A couple of weeks ago, while addressing police officers of the Ogun... Read More

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February 23, 2015

If anyone attacks you, respond violently – AIG Mbu orders his men

by Kolapo Olapoju The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, Joseph Mbu, has reaffirmed his statement that police officers should readily take revenge whenever they are attacked by any violent groups or persons. Mbu said this while speaking with journalists in Olorunsogo, Ogun State, on Friday, February 20, during the inauguration of... Read More

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February 15, 2015

Mbu is a lawless policeman – APC goes hard on Police AIG

by Damilola Jagun The main opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Joseph Mbu, the AIG in charge of Zone 2 Command, as a lawless policeman. The APC was reacting to the recent comments of Joseph Mbu, where he vowed to kill 20 civilians whenever a policeman is killed before, during and after the... Read More

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February 14, 2015

‘It’s not too late to lift the siege’: Wole Soyinka has a word of advise for Pres. Jonathan (READ)

by Ranti Joseph Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Saturday, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to lift the military siege on Nigeria’s opposition party leaders following accusations that the federal government is using the military and police to threaten the opposition. He disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday. Soyinka made reference to the stoning... Read More

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February 13, 2015

I’ll arrest any governor who misbehaves during election – Joseph Mbu blows hot

by Kolapo Olapoju Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Joseph Mbu, has declared that his men would promptly arrest any governor or politician, who disturbs the peace during the forthcoming elections. Mbu made the comments on Thursday, February 12, in Abeokuta, Ogun, during his official visit to the Ogun State police command headquarters, Eleweran. He... Read More

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February 4, 2015

Welcome to Lagos: Gov. Fashola meets with AIG Joseph Mbu (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola, has held a meeting with the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, to Zone 2, Mr. Joseph Mbu, who was recently deployed to the state. The meeting which was held behind closed doors at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, lasted for several hours. Sources say the governor... Read More

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January 25, 2015

PDP behind attack on Jonathan – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. PDP behind attack on Jonathan. The opposition, All Progressives Congress, says the recent back-to-back attacks on President Jonathan’s campaign rally… was sponsored by his own party. “Information is now in the public domain that these attacks were self inflicted, with the aim of demonizing the APC and instigating retaliatory attacks in the southern... Read More

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January 22, 2015

Everybody plots against APC – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. The power of the powers-that-be. Anyone planning to go on Silverbird Television to criticise President Jonathan should have a rethink. Recently, Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo was on the TV station, and in the course of spewing unflattering words about the president, the programme was yanked off. Silverbird has, however, blamed “technical hitches”... Read More

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January 21, 2015

“Agbaje, the apprentice governor” – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Mbu, the puppet-lion arrives Lagos. Dear Mbu J. Mbu, Lagos is not like Rivers, or Abuja, or even those villages you’ve threatened to bring down. AIG Joseph Mbu, the man who calls himself “the lion of the Police force”, has been strategically transferred to Lagos by the Police High Command. 2. Distinguished Fayose... Read More

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January 14, 2015

“Joseph Mbu, the village-destroying radical” – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Nothing stolen! No 500 million refunded! Former Governor of Oyo state, Rasheed Ladoja has denied refunding N500 million he supposedly stole to the EFCC. The present governor, Abiola Ajimobi, had alleged that Ladoja was arrested, detained and forced to return his N500 million loot to the graft body. But Ladoja says it never... Read More

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November 17, 2014

Femi Falana: Let’s talk about the legal challenges of insurgency

by Femi Falana In line with its terms of reference, the committee recommended that the politicians who “sponsored, funded and used the militia groups that later metamorphosed into Boko Haram” be brought to justice. The genesis of Terrorism It is pertinent to recall that the Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha juntas were associated with... Read More

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November 3, 2014

IGP inaugurates Nigeria Police Committee to manage communal clashes

by Akan Ido The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has today inaugurated the Nigeria Police Committee on the Prevention and Management of Communal Clashes. This action is geared towards bringing to a halt the pervasive communal clashes that have plagued different parts of the nation. The committee inaugurated today was earlier set up on 27... Read More

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October 30, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls defeats @PoliceNG in court

by Laila Ibrahim The High Court in Abuja has declared that the police do not have the power to prevent protests against the government’s handling of the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from the Government Girls’ Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State six and a half months ago. Justice Ebenezer Aladetoyinbo ruled that the Act... Read More

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October 3, 2014

That was how AIG Joseph Mbu made a fool of himself the other day…

by Kolapo Olapoju Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mbu is often in the news for one reason or the other, this time around, the self proclaimed ‘Lion of the Police force’ got annoyed that Amaechi Anakwue, a Senior correspondent at AIT, called him ‘controversial’ on television. Apparently, the meaning of controversial was lost on... Read More

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September 17, 2014

“Mbu is a shameless puppet” || Amaechi mocks the self-proclaimed lion of the Police force

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the declaration by AIG, Joseph Mbu, that he was a lion who managed to tame a leopard of Port Harcourt, Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, the latter has replied him calling him a toothless attack dog and a corrupt puppet. Mbu had made the statement on Monday, 15 September, in... Read More

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September 15, 2014

I tamed the leopard in Port Harcourt – Joseph Mbu talks about his exploits

by Isi Esene Joseph Mbu, the outgoing commissioner of police in Rivers State has urged his successor, Wilson Inalegu to be firm and sustain the current low crime rate in the oil rich state. Mbu said this during the handover ceremony which took place today in Port Harcourt, Rivers. Mbu described himself as a lion... Read More

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“It’s a nuisance to the government”: Why CP Mbu banned #BringBackOurGirls protest in Abuja

by Isi Esene Joseph Mbu, the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory has announced a ban on all protests against the delayed rescue of over 230 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, Borno on April 14. Mbu announced the ban today at a press conference explaining that the protests are progressively posing a security threat... Read More

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‘Speak good English, you’re embarrassing us’: Rivers APC warns lawmaker, Evans Bipi

by ‘Jola Sotubo Controversial Rivers legislator, Evans Bipi has been warned by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to either speak good English, as expected of a legislator, or risk being recalled from the state assembly. The lawmaker, a cousin to the First Lady, Patience Jonathan, and a staunch campaigner against the state... Read More

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January 6, 2014

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Bomb explodes at Rivers High Court

by Oke Efagene A bomb explosion occurred this morning at a High Court in Ahoada, Rivers State, shortly before the court could hear a case on the crisis in the State House of Assembly. The incident occurred when Justice Charles Wali was to hear the a suit instituted by the Speaker of the House, Otelemaba... Read More

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December 24, 2013

I’ll return to the PDP on one condition – Amaechi opens up

by ‘Jola Sotubo Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers has said that he will return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) if President Goodluck Jonathan satisfies just one condition. Governor Amaechi was one of the aggrieved governors who walked out of the PDP convention in August and formed a new faction under the leadership of Abubakar... Read More

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