The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, was at the World Police Summit taking place at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to which he led the Nigeria Police delegation to cross-fertilize ideas, examine crime trends, and share innovations.
This was made known by the acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.
The summit, which started on Monday, March 14 will end on Thursday March 17.
The World Police Summit is a high-level engagement platform which brings together leaders and professionals from the international law enforcement and policing community, with a view to combating the challenges posed by organized crime, rapid population growth, urbanization and evolving digital technology, among others, to public safety and security.
The Summit scheduled to cover the entire law enforcement and policing value chain would also provide participants the thought-leadership, direction, strategies and technologies required to augment public safety in the face of growing global security threats, including terrorism, money laundering, and cybercrime.
The Inspector-General of Police had seized the opportunity of the gathering of professionals to establish contacts with his counterparts from other nations to bolster collaboration and partnership in his drive to improve on intelligence-led and ICT-driven policing.
This was as the Nigeria Police occupies a strategic position in the top hierarchy of the INTERPOL with the recent election of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, AIG Garba Umar, as INTERPOL Vice President, Africa.
Other members of the Nigeria Police delegation included AIG Garba Umar and Commissioner of Police, Forensics, FCID, Abuja, Shehu Gwarzo among others.
