The Nigeria Police Force has publicly disowned a circulating online notice promoting a so-called “AFRIPOL 2026” programme, describing it as unauthorized and misleading.
In an official disclaimer issued on X, by the Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Placid on Wednesday, the force stated clearly that it had no involvement in the purported event.
“The Nigeria Police Force wishes to state categorically that it did not approve, endorse, or authorize the purported ‘AFRIPOL 2026’ programme currently being circulated online,” Placid said.
The force also warned against the misuse of the name AFRIPOL, noting that it refers only to the African Union’s official police cooperation mechanism, AFRIPOL.
“The Force also condemns the unauthorized use of the name ‘AFRIPOL’, which is globally recognized as the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL), an official continental policing structure established under the African Union framework, and not a platform for private or unauthorized programmes,” he added. Related News Policewoman, pedestrian die in Gombe highway crash Kidnappers abduct two cocoa institute workers in Oyo, police arrest two Road crash kills two brothers in Ondo
