'B' department

The 'B' Department (Operations) is central to all Police operational activities in Nigeria especially in the areas of crime prevention and maintenance of law and order.

The department has the following responsibilities:

1. Planning  and organising internal security measures and monitoring their execution;
2. Direction and co-ordination of NPF Policies and crime prevention;
3. Formation of NPF Policies on traffic control and management;
4. Reviewing and formulating policies on tactical operations schemes of crime control and preventions;
5. Planning and coordinating of joint operation with Military, etc;
6. Formulating Policies for the control and management of incidents such as civil disturbances, riots, disasters, elections, suppression of insurrection and trade union dispute.
7. Utilisation of Force animals for crime prevention and
8. Formation and implementation of policies on anti-terrorism

The Department has the following sections to actualise its mandates:

1. 'B' Department Administration
   It is include directing, supervising and coordinating of the sections in the department and are made up of:
   a.  Secret Registry
   b.  Confidential Registry
   c.  Open Registry
   
   These arms of the section ensure that all the force orders, directives and regulations are fully adhere to.
2. 'B' Department (Federal Operations)
3. Force Veterinary Section
4. Border Patrol Section
5. Police Mobile Force
6. Explosive Ordinace Disposal Unit
7. Force Police Airwing
8. Force Dog Section
9. Force Mounted Troop
10. Force Armaments Section
11. Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU)
12. Force Transport Section
13. Directorate of Peacekeeping Operations
14. National Inland Waterways
15. Central Motor Registry (CMR)
16. Force Marine Section
17. Special Protection Unit (SPU)
18. INEC Liason Unit