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  • Security: Police propose joint training with NSCDC

    The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu, has called for joint training between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to ensure synergy during security operations.

    According to the The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adamu made the proposal during a courtesy visit to his office on Saturday in Abuja by NSCDC Commandant General, Abdullahi Gana.

    The IGP assured that the force would continue to ensure that the purpose of policing the country was achieved.

    He commended the leadership of the NSCDC for its resilience in ensuring that the 2019 general elections turned out peaceful.

    Earlier, Gana said the collaboration with the police, being the head security agency, would help reduce the rate of crime and criminal tendencies in the country.

    He pledged the corps’ commitment towards a united Nigeria, noting that officials of the NSCDC would leave no stone unturned to achieved the needed peace in the country. (NAN)

  • Election: PMF to protect INEC officials, observers

    As part of efforts to ensure hitch free election, the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has disclosed that the Police Mobile Force (PMF), will be in charge of the protection of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, local and international observers, and other sensitive materials.

    The Police boss also said they will be deployed to strategic locations across the country so as to quickly respond to any security threat.

    He assured Nigerians and the international community that the Officers that would be deployed on election security operations have been adequately exposed to tailor-made professional trainings towards ensuring that they undertake their duties in the most civil manner.

    Adamu made this known in Abuja during a meeting with the Squadron Commanders of the 68 PMF squadrons across the country.

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    Giving details of the roles to be carried out by the Commanders and the entire unit during the election, Adamu said: “The mandate of the Police Mobile Force as prescribed in Section 25 of the Police Act Cap 359, Laws of the Federation 1990 is to act as a strike Force that can rapidly be deployed as a cohesive specialized Police component to complement the conventional Police detachments in performing critical internal security assignments. They could also be deployed to support the Military in national security operations. It is within this context, that the Police Mobile Force are currently actively involved in the counter terrorism campaign in the North East and other special operations along with the military in other parts of the country.

    “In line with its mandate, and in relation to the election security plans, the Police Mobile Force will be deployed to provide robust protection for local and international election observers, INEC Officials and sensitive electoral materials as well as critical national infrastructures.

    “They shall also be engaged in supporting the other arms of the Force in undertaking intelligence-led operations in areas identified as high risk in the threat analysis report.

    He continued: “The Police Mobile Units shall be located at strategic places across the country to respond swiftly to any security threat, while also undertaking street patrols to deter criminal acts in the course of the elections. Details of this deployment shall form part of our discussion during this conference.”

    Adamu also called on politicians and the electorate to place national security interest above their personal interests and be guided by the overriding obligation to situate all their actions within extant rules.

    “The Police under my watch are firmly committed to ensuring a robust election security management that will guarantee a conducive environment for citizens to freely exercise their electoral franchise. Nonetheless, we are fully prepared to deploy our uniquely potent assets to deal decisively with any individual or group that may attempt to threaten our internal security interests before, during or after the general elections.”

  • IGP orders audit of Police investments, subsidiaries

    IGP orders audit of Police investments, subsidiaries

    The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has engaged the services of two audit firms, Messers Nsebot William & Co. and Gbenga Abimbola & Co. to undertake the audit of Police Investments and subsidiaries.

    The order is contained in a statement issued by the Force spokesman, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Don Awunah in Abuja on Thursday.

    Idris gave the order while addressing the Board and Management of Police Investments Bodies and subsidiaries at the Police Force Headquarters.

    He said the measure was in line with the Federal Government’s agenda to institutionalise fiscal discipline, transparency, probity and accountability in the management of public funds.

    The IGP said that the exercise was aimed at carrying out due diligence to ascertain the true financial position, assets and liabilities and challenges of the entities.

    He said that fighting corruption at all levels was part of his vision for the Police which was in tandem with the cardinal point of the present dispensation.

    He directed the board and management of the investment bodies and subsidiaries to cooperate with the various auditing firms assigned to their respective outfit.

    NAN reports that the Investment bodies and subsidiaries to be audited include; NPF Pensions, NPF Mortgage Bank, NPF Corporative Ltd, NPF HMO, NPF Insurance and NPF Property Devt. Company.

    In their separate remarks, the principle partners of the audit firms Mr Friday Williams and Gbenga Abimbola, thanked the I-G and his management team for finding them worthy to carry out the assignment.

    They pledged their readiness to accomplish the job satisfactorily within the stipulated time.

    NAN reports that the assignment is expected to be completed in six weeks.

  • Kidnapping: IGP deploy Special Forces to Kogi

    Kidnapping: IGP deploy Special Forces to Kogi

    The Kogi Police Command Monday disclosed that about 50 special strike force operatives have been deployed to the state by the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to help curb activities of kidnappers and other criminal elements in the state.

    The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Yakubu Usman confirmed that the special strike force contingent arrived Lokoja on Sunday and have since been dispatched to various locations in the state.

    Kogi has recently gained notoriety as a hotbed for the abduction, with past victims including judges, government officials and political figures.

    The CP assured that the arrival of the special strike force, together with operatives of the command would bring activities of kidnappers and other criminal elements to their knees.

    He appealed to members of the public to cooperate with men of the Strike Force and the command by volunteering useful information that would enable them track down the criminal elements that have been terrorizing the state.

    He said that the command has mapped out strategies to ensure adequate security before, during and after the Salah celebration.

  • Police officers must declare their assets-Acting IG

    Police officers must declare their assets-Acting IG

    …Nigerians expect more from police -Dambazzau

    The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has said that officers from the rank of the IGP down to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) must declare their assets.

    He also vowed to take over the streets from criminals and make the presence of the police felt everywhere.

    Idris, who spoke in Abuja yesterday during a visit to the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazzau, seized the opportunity to further highlight his plans for the Nigeria Police Force.

    He said; “We are going to make sure that our police officers are more accountable to the people and we are going to make sure that we take over the street from criminals and ensure that our presence is felt in our cities, towns and villages.

    “We are also going to operate within the concept of Rule of Law and the Code of Conduct Law of this country and the Section 13 of the Code provides that every officer must declare their asset and I am assuring you that every police officer from my rank (IGP) to the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)  must declare their asset.

    On why OFFICERS must declare their assets, he said: “Under Section 13 of the Code of Conduct law, Cap 15 in the Federal Law of Nigeria, every police officer from the IGP to the ASPs are the Commission officers and they must declare their asset.

    “I must declare my asset and every police officer must declare his asset since i am declaring mine. They are the Commission officers under our structure and it is the requirement of the Code of Conduct Law of Federal Republic of Nigeria and i don’t think a State made law for the fun of it. The essence of making law for everybody to declare his or her asset is to uphold certain rules.

    He further explained that the order is aimed at ensuring that we are morally sound and that people should have limitation in what we are doing in life.

    On if it’s the first time police officers would be made to declare their assets, Idris said; “I told you when I took over that the NPF will henceforth be governed by the Code of Conduct values and internationally recognised core values of policing. We are trying to standardize Nigeria Police Force and one of the requirement is that we must do things according to law and the law requires that every police officer must declare his asset”.

    Speaking on the fight against corruption amongst civil servants, he said: “for some time now, what people see is the EFCC and DSS but if you look at the Nigeria Police Force when we joined, the X-Squad were the covered police personnel that go after policemen and anybody because if you look at Section 4 of the Police Act, police serve the responsibility to prevent crime, to enforce; so, fighting crime is in line with our duties.

    “In line with the current administration’s fight against corruption, our X-Squad will be strengthened and we are going to give them the incentives to work and their activities will not be limited to police alone. We will go after the local government, state government and federal government employees because the constitution permits us to do that”, he added.

    Responding, the Minister of Interior said that the expectations of Nigerians from Ag. IG is very high.

    He also advised him to tackle situation in the Niger Delta, crimes which includes; kidnapping, armed robbery, rapes and also take care of the welfare and discipline of his personnel.

    The minister said: “You have quite a lot of challenges as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in this country and with the kind of internal security challenges we are having, you have a lot to do and you have to spend a lot of time and effort to deal with the situation.

    “There are situations in the Niger Delta that you need to look into and you have to tackle violent crimes and conventional crimes which includes; armed robbery, kidnapping, rape amongst others.

    Dambazzau also urged him to ensure that the discipline and welfare of officers and men of the Force is not taken for granted noting that policing duties of officers will be frustrated without discipline and welfare.

    He also advised him to get the right team and get right persons that would occupy the positions of Commissioners of Police and Zonal Assistant Inspector General because they would be the ones on the field to deal with the situation.