The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening international law enforcement cooperation, saying sustained collaboration with INTERPOL and other global policing partners is critical to tackling transnational crime.
The Force made this known in a statement issued on Monday, September 7, 2026, to mark the United Nations International Day of Police Cooperation.
The police said the observance underscored the growing reality that criminal networks operate across national borders, with online fraudsters targeting victims in different jurisdictions and organised crime groups trafficking people, illicit goods and criminal proceeds across countries.
According to the Force, effective policing in the modern era requires sustained cooperation, timely intelligence sharing and coordinated action among law enforcement agencies across jurisdictions.
It said international police cooperation had continued to produce practical results for Nigeria, including the identification and location of victims, recovery of stolen property, tracking and arrest of fugitives, disruption of organised criminal networks and the fight against cyber-enabled crime.
The Force cited the arrest of Victor Benjamin Fejemirokum, a murder fugitive wanted in connection with the abduction and murder of a Federal Road Safety Corps officer and her daughter in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as one of the recent successes recorded through international cooperation.
According to the statement, efforts to trace Fejemirokum were intensified after a viral social media video provided clues about his movements.
He was subsequently located in Ghana and arrested by the Ghana Police Service before being repatriated to Nigeria to face the law.
The police also highlighted the arrest of Mark Sunny Okoh, a Brazilian national wanted in connection with cocaine trafficking.
Okoh, who reportedly fled Brazil after jumping bail, was arrested in the Okota area of Lagos following international coordination, while extradition proceedings to Brazil were subsequently initiated.
The Nigeria Police Force said such cooperation strengthened the capacity of law enforcement agencies to pursue fugitives across borders and ensured that criminals could not exploit international boundaries to evade justice.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, reaffirmed the Force’s commitment to deepening cooperation with INTERPOL and other international law enforcement partners.
Disu stressed that effective information sharing, coordinated investigations, capacity building and cross-border operational support were essential to addressing emerging security threats.
He added that stronger international partnerships were necessary to ensure that criminals could not exploit jurisdictional boundaries to escape justice.
The Force said it recognised international police cooperation as an essential component of modern policing and would continue to strengthen partnerships that promote intelligence-led policing, support investigations, protect communities and enhance the collective capacity of law enforcement agencies to combat transnational crime.
“As the international community marks the United Nations International Day of Police Cooperation, the Nigeria Police Force reaffirms its commitment to working with partners at home and abroad to protect lives and property, support victims and build safer communities,” the statement said.
The statement was signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, on behalf of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja.