Ọlọ́ọ̀pá Nàìjíríà

Ọlọ́ọ̀pá Nàìjíríà The Nigeria Police
Abbreviation	NP
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The Nigeria Police logo
Motto	The police is your friend
Agency overview
Formed	1930
Preceding agencies	Northern Nigeria Police (NNP) Southern Nigeria Police (SNP)
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Nigeria
Nigeria
Size	923,768 km2
Population	151.5 million
Governing body	Nigeria Police Council
Constituting instruments	Section 194 of the 1979 constitution Nigeria Police Acts
General nature	Federal law enforcement Local civilian police See footnotes re local.
Operational structure
Sworn members	371,800 officers
Agency executive	Hafiz Ringim, Inspector-General of Police
Commands	7 Adamana Gombe Jigaw Kano Kastina Lagos Oguna
Website
http://www.npf.gov.ng/
Footnotes
The Nigeria Police is the primary police serving Nigeria.

Awon Oga Oloopa Naijiria

Oruko	Igba
Louis Edet	1964–1966
Kam Salem	1966–1975
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu	1975–1979
Adamu Suleiman	1979–1981
Sunday Adewusi	1981–1983
Etim Inyang	1985–1986
Muhammadu Gambo-Jimeta	1986–1990
Aliyu Atta	1990–1993
Ibrahim Coomassie	1993–1999
Musiliu Smith	1999–2002
Mustafa Adebayo Balogun	March 2002 – January 2005
Sunday Ehindero	2005–2007
Mike Mbama Okiro	2007–2009
Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo	2009 - 2010
Hafiz Ringim	2010 - current