PSC, NPF Meet On Need To Tackle Security Challenges

LUCKY LAWAL

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and the Management team of the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday 8th May, 2019, paid a courtesy visit to the Police Service Commission in Abuja.

According to the report by Head Press and Public Relations Officer of the Commission, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, the IGP and his Management team met the Commission’s team led by its Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of Police, to discuss the nation’s current security challenges and other issues to improve the services of the Nigeria Police and proffered ways forward.

While addressing the IGP’s team, Alhaji Smith acknowledged the present state of insecurity in the country but encouraged the IGP. He said that the Commission was ready to assist in finding enduring solutions. He added that the IGP was on track and should be encouraged to succeed.

The meeting agreed on reorganised and viable Federal Highway Patrol Teams throughout the country; a review and withdrawal of excess and unauthorised Police men seconded to some politicians and businessmen; inventory of arms and ammunitions in Police custody nationwide; introduction of voluntary Community Support Officers in Nigerian Communities and building of more barracks to instill discipline and make personnel available promptly for emergencies.

The PSC Chairman also hinted that the Commission will soon set up an independent Investigative Unit to handle complaints against the Police by members of the public, a development the Inspector General of Police nodded to his intention and said that it was a step in the right direction so that the Police do not constitute themselves into judges in their own cases.

He also called for detective trainings for serving Police Officers, regretting that many Officers in the investigative units have never attended any detective cour. Other areas of training he recommended were on proper weapon handling, handwriting analysts, ballistics intelligence gathering and others.