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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has urged the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to help identify routes where arms and ammunition are being imported into the country whilst providing solutions to fully secure the country especially through the borders
IGP Adamu who stated this in Abuja today during the Opening Ceremony of the Nigeria Interpol Week noted that the country’s current security situation is challenging and is being fueled by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons which are mostly brought-in through the Nigeria borders.
He thereby urged the INTERPOL to come up with assessment of proliferation of arms at it affects Nigeria and identify routes where these arms are brought-in whilst providing solutions to help us tighten the security of the county.
Meanwhile, Adamu stated that the INTERPOL Week is unique in a way as it is coming at a time when the nation, sub-region, and the international community are faced with complex, transnational and technology-driven security threats.
Similarly, he stated that the Nigeria INTERPOL Week presents a unique opportunity for all strategic security actors and stakeholders within and beyond the country to interact, discuss, build veritable professional network and evolve workable strategies within the context of the INTERPOL’s mandate towards tackling the security threats in a coordinated and sustainable manner.
Also, he stated that the Week will enhance the professional knowledge of law enforcement officers as strings of lectures that are designed to give them insight into the capabilities and the opportunities that INTERPOL could offer in aid of the attainment of our security management mandates will be delivered.
Also, there shall be laying the foundation stone for the construction of the Nigeria INTERPOL Abuja National Central Bureau Headquarters which is a landmark initiative. He added.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alh. Mohammed Dangyadi while speaking on the current security challenges said the issues will be nip in the bud by repositioning the police for better service delivery in which Nigeria police will be a model for other law enforcement agencies in the country.
He thereby pledged his commitment to ensure better welfare package to ensure that Nigerian Police is taken to the next level.
“ I want to assure that the needed tools will be provided for the Nigerian Police, we will also work to improve better welfare of the police to boost their morale for better productivity”.
IGP Adamu who stated this in Abuja today during the Opening Ceremony of the Nigeria Interpol Week noted that the country’s current security situation is challenging and is being fueled by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons which are mostly brought-in through the Nigeria borders.
He thereby urged the INTERPOL to come up with assessment of proliferation of arms at it affects Nigeria and identify routes where these arms are brought-in whilst providing solutions to help us tighten the security of the county.
Meanwhile, Adamu stated that the INTERPOL Week is unique in a way as it is coming at a time when the nation, sub-region, and the international community are faced with complex, transnational and technology-driven security threats.
Similarly, he stated that the Nigeria INTERPOL Week presents a unique opportunity for all strategic security actors and stakeholders within and beyond the country to interact, discuss, build veritable professional network and evolve workable strategies within the context of the INTERPOL’s mandate towards tackling the security threats in a coordinated and sustainable manner.
Also, he stated that the Week will enhance the professional knowledge of law enforcement officers as strings of lectures that are designed to give them insight into the capabilities and the opportunities that INTERPOL could offer in aid of the attainment of our security management mandates will be delivered.
Also, there shall be laying the foundation stone for the construction of the Nigeria INTERPOL Abuja National Central Bureau Headquarters which is a landmark initiative. He added.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alh. Mohammed Dangyadi while speaking on the current security challenges said the issues will be nip in the bud by repositioning the police for better service delivery in which Nigeria police will be a model for other law enforcement agencies in the country.
He thereby pledged his commitment to ensure better welfare package to ensure that Nigerian Police is taken to the next level.
“ I want to assure that the needed tools will be provided for the Nigerian Police, we will also work to improve better welfare of the police to boost their morale for better productivity”.
