The long-serving and controversial Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi, has been removed from his post at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. SaharaReporters has learnt.
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.
SaharaReporters recently reported that Sowore, former presidential candidate, noted that Nigeria had reached a point where police impunity must be stopped permanently.
In a post on X, Sowore lambasted Muyiwa Adejobi, accusing the spokesperson of being “one of the worst policemen ever recruited into the Nigeria Police Force.”
“I have said this before, and I will keep saying it Muyiwa Adejobi @Princemoye1 is one of the worst policemen ever recruited into the Nigeria Police Force @PoliceNG.
“His conduct is not just a personal failure it is a testament to the rot within the system that rewards mediocrity, dishonesty, and shamelessness while punishing integrity. But we’ve come to a point where this impunity must be stopped permanently. #RevolutionNow #EgbetokunMustGO!”
Sowore’s comments came in reaction to a statement signed by Adejobi in which the police authorities defended Sowore’s recent arrest and denied the breaking of his hand.
The police statement claimed the activist was detained over allegations of forgery, cyberstalking, and other offences currently under investigation, and denied that he was tortured in custody.
The police had also claimed he was granted bail within the constitutionally allowed 48-hour window, and that a bandage seen on his arm in a viral image was part of his belongings before detention.
SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Sowore was assaulted by at least eight police officers before being moved to an undisclosed location.
Witnesses alleged that his hand was broken during the altercation, and that the officers involved worked under Adejobi’s office.
