Ministry of Police Affairs
About
The Ministry of Police Affairs is a ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria responsible for providing oversight to the Nigeria Police Force. It is headed by the Minister of Police Affairs, a cabinet-level official who reports directly to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The current minister is Ibrahim Gaidam. The Ministry initiates, formulates and implements policies and programmes on policing and internal security. It also supervises and provides administrative support to the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Academy (POLAC) and the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), and monitors the implementation of policing projects across the country.
History
The concern to maintain internal security led to the creation of the federal ministry of internal affairs in 1957. The police ministry was formed in 1999, with David Jemibewon appointed Minister for Police Affairs in President Olusegun Obasanjo's first cabinet in June 1999. In 2007 the Ministry of Internal Affairs was merged with the Ministry of Police Affairs, and in 2009 under Umaru Musa Yar'Adua the ministries were demerged. In 2015 they were remerged by order of President Muhammadu Buhari, resulting in the Ministry of the Interior. In 2019, after his re-election, President Buhari re-established a separate Ministry of Police Affairs, with the aim of improving the equipping of the police force with advanced technology and equipment.
Key Facts
Established
1999
Headquarters
8th Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja
Minister of Police Affairs
Ibrahim Gaidam
Jurisdiction
Federal Government of Nigeria
Website
policeaffairs.gov.ng