BREAKING: Long-serving Nigerian Police Spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi Removed From Office
According to Sararareporters, The long-serving and Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi, has been removed from his post at the Force Headquarters in Abuja
His deputy is expected to take over as he proceeds to the Delta State Command.
Adejobi, who for years served as the public face of the Police Force, leaves behind a trail of scandals.
At the Force Headquarters, he was repeatedly accused of repressing social media users, shielding the institution from accountability, and serving as the regime’s blunt instrument against dissent.
Within the Force itself, senior officers openly described him as being entangled in what they called “women issues.”
Despite this, Adejobi was controversially promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), a move that raised eyebrows both within and outside the Force.
The promotion did not silence his critics, and instead, it intensified public outrage and sharpened questions about his conduct and fitness for the senior role.
His tenure also drew international scrutiny.
Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju petitioned the United States Embassy, urging it to revoke Adejobi’s visa over his role in repressing dissent and abusing his office.
Among those he allegedly victimised was Olamide Thomas, a nurse who accused him of retaliating against her after she rejected his sexual advances.
Another was Dorcas Adeyinka, a UK-based woman who accused Adejobi of framing her for murder; she later sued him for abuse of her fundamental human rights.
After these exposures, Adejobi reportedly stepped back from issuing official police statements directly.
Instead, he allegedly operated through a web of proxy platforms, including Ndigbo Young Professionals, South West Youth Alliance (SWYA), Swift Reporters, and The Integrity Youth Alliance, groups managed by associates such as Kehinde Adewole, Ibrahim Mustapha, and one Danjuma Lamido.
His controversy did not end there. In one scandal that shocked even his colleagues, Adejobi instructed one of his cameramen, Aku Victor Chimerie, to steal human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore’s Ray-Ban glasses, an act captured on video during the #PoliceProtest.
After Sowore relentlessly exposed Chimerie’s identity and location, the police authorities, through notorious former SARS commander, Akin Fakorede, were eventually forced to return the stolen glasses.
Police sources said Adejobi’s redeployment marks the end of a turbulent era at the Force Headquarters’ Public Relations Department.
