Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has contradicted
the figure being bandied that many lives were lost during last
Saturday’s supplementary election in Bayelsa State, saying police
records indicated that only three persons were killed.
Arase spoke at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, yesterday when Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, met with the Police Management Team in continuation of his consultations with stakeholders to seek support for the Federal Government and the Armed Forces in the war against insurgency.
The IGP stated that he had on assumption of duty pursued four major policing strategies in line with the current national security realities.
He listed them as Rule of Law-driven policing, technology and intelligence-led policing, citizens-driven policing and police accountability.
Arase said with the firm motivation and support from the present administration, the police leadership has commenced projects aimed at enhancing the technical intelligence capacity of the force to strengthen their operational competency in the handling of highly organised crimes including terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, cybercrime and other crimes of national security concern.
He assured the minister that the force would immediately begin protection of broadcast premises and installations nation-wide without cost. He urged the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) to provide his office with inventory of facilities to be protected.
Arase appealed to the minister to deploy the broad network of the ministry in advancing the concept of police- community partnership and also assist in disseminating public education on civic responsibilities in respect of national security and crime prevention.
Earlier, Mohammed urged the police to use its large network, investigative capacity and the advantage that the personnel live largely with the people to protect vulnerable places that have become soft targets for Boko Haram terrorists.
He implored the IGP to provide 24-hour police security for broadcast premises, noting that such offices were likely targets of terror attacks especially as they partner the Federal Government in national security awareness campaign.
Culled from Sun
Arase spoke at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, yesterday when Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, met with the Police Management Team in continuation of his consultations with stakeholders to seek support for the Federal Government and the Armed Forces in the war against insurgency.
The IGP stated that he had on assumption of duty pursued four major policing strategies in line with the current national security realities.
He listed them as Rule of Law-driven policing, technology and intelligence-led policing, citizens-driven policing and police accountability.
Arase said with the firm motivation and support from the present administration, the police leadership has commenced projects aimed at enhancing the technical intelligence capacity of the force to strengthen their operational competency in the handling of highly organised crimes including terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, cybercrime and other crimes of national security concern.
He assured the minister that the force would immediately begin protection of broadcast premises and installations nation-wide without cost. He urged the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) to provide his office with inventory of facilities to be protected.
Arase appealed to the minister to deploy the broad network of the ministry in advancing the concept of police- community partnership and also assist in disseminating public education on civic responsibilities in respect of national security and crime prevention.
Earlier, Mohammed urged the police to use its large network, investigative capacity and the advantage that the personnel live largely with the people to protect vulnerable places that have become soft targets for Boko Haram terrorists.
He implored the IGP to provide 24-hour police security for broadcast premises, noting that such offices were likely targets of terror attacks especially as they partner the Federal Government in national security awareness campaign.
Culled from Sun
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