Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, on Friday, April 9, 2021, held a meeting with police strategic commanders, zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, Commissioners of Police and Deputy Commissioners of Police (Operations) in the South-South and South-East states of the country, to tackle security threats.
Disclosing this in a statement, the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba said that the meeting, held at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, was part of efforts by the new police leadership, “to critically diagnose the security threats in the region and evolve new policing strategies and responses towards tackling the threats.”
The IGP, who noted the South-East and South-South geo-political zones as critical in the socio-economic stability and growth of Nigeria, remarked that no intelligence, operational and administrative efforts should be spared in ensuring that the security challenges in the zones are surmounted.
As a result, Alkali gave a marching order to the strategic commanders to rejig the security architecture in their Areas of Responsibility (AORs) and work with relevant stakeholders in restoring law and order.
Mba said: “The IGP further directed the Commands’ Commissioners of Police and their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to return to their AORs and implement resolutions reached, especially on intelligence-led and community-driven operational strategies, to ensure security of lives and property in the region.”
The IGP also called for the support of citizens, noting that the operational strategies should be within the framework of citizens’ consent, trust and the rule of law.
