Tafa Balogun

Authoritative source revealed that the former IGP died at Reddington Hospital in Lagos on Thursday. The details about the cause of his death was not immediately ...

Also, he had issue with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which was headed by Mr Nuhu Ribadu on alleged fund misappropriation. Authoritative source revealed that the former IGP died at Reddington Hospital in Lagos on Thursday.

A former Inspector-General of Police, Mustapha Balogun, who served as Nigeria's top police chief between 2002 and 2004, has died.

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Chiemelie Ezeobi and Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja. A former Inspector-General of Police, Mustapha Balogun, is dead. He died at the Reddington Hospital in Lekki, ...

He was sentenced to six months in jail and was released on 9 February 2006 after serving his sentence, part of it in Abuja National Hospital. On 4 April 2005, Tafa Balogun was arraigned at the Federal High Court, Abuja on charges involving about N13 billion obtained through money laundering, theft and other sources. Born August 25, 1947, in Ila Orangun, Osun State, he was appointed the IGP in March 2002. These led to his forced retirement in January 2005. The cause of death is not yet known. Having worked in various Police commands throughout the federation, and earning his promotions as at when due, Tafa, was at a time, the Principal Staff Officer to former Inspector-General of Police, Muhammadu Gambo, Deputy Commissioner of Police Edo State, the pioneer Commissioner of Police in Delta State.

"President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with family, friends and associates mourning the death of former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mustapha Balogun," ...

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Mr Balogun was the 21st Inspector General of Police and replaced Musiliu Smith in March 2002. “President Buhari’s thoughts are with the family, the government and people of Osun State, as well as colleagues and former colleagues of the deceased police chief.

Mr Balogun dismissed over 1200 police officers for various acts bordering on official corruption in his three-year tenure.

He was carried out of the courtroom and taken away in a Sports Utility Vehicle. Obasanjo’s involvement was just to ensure that it is true and that the accused should go and serve the jail term.” Good journalism costs a lot of money. I don’t deserve this type of maltreatment if the situation was normal.” He was a member of cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Course 3. On one trial day in June 2005, Mr Balogun, barefooted, collapsed in his seat. “”On behalf of the government and the good people of Osun, I join family members, friends, the Nigerian Police Force and the people of Ila-Orangun to mourn the death of retired Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun. He became the first Inspector General of Police in Nigeria to serve a prison term. From Principal Staff Officer, he became a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Edo State. He was appointed as the first Commissioner of Police in Delta State and also served as Commissioner of Police in Abia State. He was later appointed as Assistant Inspector General of Police in A.I.G Zone One Kano. He held the position until he was promoted to Inspector General of Police on 6 March 2002, replacing Musiliu Smith. On 4th April 2005, Mr Balogun was arraigned at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for the stealing and laundering of over $100 million from the Police treasury in his three years as Inspector General of Police. President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed Mr Balogun the Inspector General of Police in 2002 but allegations of corruption dogged his tenure, leading to his removal in 2004.

Former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun, who died yesterday in Lagos, will be buried tomorrow, in Ila-Orangun, Osun state, his home town.

He served in that capacity for three years, under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He served in various Police commands across the federation. He was the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to former Inspector-General of Police, Muhammadu Gambo; he was Deputy Commissioner of Police Edo State, the pioneer Commissioner of Police in Delta State, as well as CP in Rivers and Abia states.

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned a former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mustapha Balogun. The former police chief died on Thursday in Lagos State, ...

Late IGP Tafa, as he was fondly called, was a fellow of the National War College, as it was then called but now National Defence College, Abuja.” “President Buhari’s thoughts are with the family, the government and people of Osun State, as well as colleagues and former colleagues of the deceased police chief. “The Inspector-General of Police hereby condoles with the immediate family, relatives, fellow course mates, and friends of the late IGP and prays for the repose of his soul,” Force spokesman Olumiyiwa Adejobi said on Friday.

In his prime, Tafa Balogun was a powerful inspector-general of police (IGP). He controlled a large police force, surrounded by armed personal security ...

As a result, he was sentenced to six months in jail and was released on February 9, 2006, after serving his sentence. The EFCC under Nuhu Ribadu brought a total of 70 charges against Tafa Balogun covering the period from 2002 to 2004. In testimony of his innovation, the NPF had transformed and reached feats that had never been achieved. According to Balogun, in 1999, Nigeria had 130,000 policemen (roughly 1-policeman-per-1000-citizens), but under his supervision, Olusegun Obasanjo, former president, approved a 40,000 annual recruitment exercise in 2002 or thereabout, increasing the number to over 300,000, and brought the country within spitting distance of international guidelines. While Balogun loudly punished officers for pilfering money from the force, he secretly smiled to the bank with his. One of those strategies was the massive onslaught against armed robbery, gruesome murder/assassination and other crimes of violence — a mission he would call “operation fire for fire”. In his prime, Tafa Balogun was a powerful inspector-general of police (IGP). He controlled a large police force, surrounded by armed personal security details, had vast resources at his disposal and also had the ears of the high and mighty in the society, including the president. He attended the University of Lagos, graduating in 1972 with a bachelor of arts in political science. He was manhandled by junior officers who had probably saluted him while he held sway as the IGP. At a time, he slumped in court and began to convulse. He entered a plea bargain agreement, the first of its kind in the country, and got away with a six-month sentence. The need to rejig the security structure brought in Balogun as the 21st IGP, replacing Musiliu Smith. When Balogun assumed office, he was determined to distinguish himself from his predecessors. After working in various positions around the country, Balogun started to gain traction in his career.

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba on Friday disclosed that he received with regret, the announcement of the demise of the 11th ...

A statement by Force headquarters recalled that “IGP Mustapha Adebayo Balogun, who hails from Ila-Orangun in Osun State, was Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police Force between March, 2002 to January, 2005, and achieved major operational milestones including facilitating the establishment of the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ila-Orangun, Osun State”. While condoling the immediate family of late IGP Balogun on behalf of the Force Management team, and Officers of the Nigeria Police Force, IGP Alkali Baba also comiserated with the relatives, fellow course mates, and friends of the late IGP and prayed for the repose of his soul. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba on Friday disclosed that he received with regret, the announcement of the demise of the 11th Indigenous Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mustafa Adebayo Balogun, which occurred on 4th August, 2022, at the Redington Hospital, Lekki, Lagos State, after a brief illness.

A former Inspector-General of Police, Mustapha Balogun, died at a hospital in Lekki, Lagos at about 8:30 pm on Thursday during a brief illness, according to ...

He was also a Principal Staff Officer to the former IGP, Muhammadu Gambo, Deputy Commission of Police, Edo State, and the pioneer Commissioner of Police in Delta State. He was appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone One Kano State, the position he was holding when promoted to the IGP on March 6, 2002 He worked in various Police commands across the Federation and was promoted as of when due.

Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mustapha Balogun, is dead.

Having worked in various Police commands throughout the federation, and earning his promotions as at when due, Tafa, was at a time, the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to former Inspector-General of Police, Muhammadu Gambo, Deputy Commission of Police Edo State, the pioneer Commissioner of Police in Delta State. He was also CP in Rivers and Abia states. Tafa, a fellow of the premier highest military institution in Nigeria, the National War College, later became the Assistant Inspector General of Police A.I.G Zone One, Kano, from where he was named the 21st IGP of Police on March 6, 2002. He was born on August 8, 1947 at Ila-Orangun in Osun State, Tafa Balogun, was the 21st Inspector-General of Police. He was a member of cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Course 3.

Family sources have confirmed the demise of former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mustapha Balogun. The top cop popularly known as Tafa Balogun, ...

He was sentenced to six months in jail. Born on August 8, 1947 at Ila-Orangun in Osun State, Tafa Balogun, he was a member of cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Course 3. His infamous trial drew global attention in 2005.

A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mustapha Balogun, is dead. Aged 74.

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A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tafa Balogun, is dead. Family sources confirmed his death to Daily Trust on Thursday. Details of his passing.

He was sentenced to six months in jail. But he made a plea bargain with the court in exchange for returning much of the property and money. Balogun was born on August 8, 1947, at Ila-Orangun in Osun State and was named the 21st Inspector-General of Police on March 6, 2002.

Former Inspector General of Police, Mustafa Adebayo Balogun, is dead . Tribune Online gathered that the police chief, popularly known as Tafa Balogun,

He made a plea bargain with the court in exchange for returning much of the property and money and was sentenced to six months in jail. Born on August 25, 1947 in Ila Orangun, Osun State, he was appointed as the 11th Inspector General of Police in March 2002 but was forced to retire as a result of widespread charges of corruption in January 2005. He was the Inspector General of Police during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.