The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has unveiled new policing strategies for the Nigeria Police Force, with a pledge to uphold justice and fairness.
The IGP made the new strategies, aimed at achieving operational successes and re-igniting public trust, known on Friday, June 23, 2023, during the inaugural conference with strategic police managers comprising members of the Force Management Team, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, Commissioners of Police and other Heads of Police Formations in the country.
The conference was held at the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, according to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
According to the FPRO, the highlights of the IGP’s policing vision included upholding the sanctity of the legal framework of the Nigeria Police Force, tackling the menace of crimes and criminality with the establishment of a specialized Quick Intervention Squad.
The Squad comprises combat-ready Police Mobile Force personnel with effective and enhanced training in crisis de-escalation and violent crime reduction strategies.
Other highlights were leveraging cutting-edge tools, data analytics, and intelligence networks for a robust and effective human and technical intelligence gathering process to enhance police capacity, as well as strengthened inter-agency collaboration.
Similarly, the new policing vision focuses on enhancing police training curriculum, with special focus on attitudinal and behavioural changes, improved welfare and resuscitating the Police Officer Support Unit (POSU) of the Police Medical Services.
This is “to serve as confidential support and counseling facility for all police officers; implementing a new recognition and reward system to better motivate and encourage our dedicated personnel; and community policing, through a more vibrant engagement of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), and the establishment of a Citizens Engagement Focus Group,” the statement read.
