The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, has expressed the willingness of the Force under his command to support the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), international communities and other relevant agencies under the Presidential Committee on Police Reforms.
The IGP said this when he and members of the Force Management Team met with the Resident Representative of the UNDP in Nigeria, Mr. Mohammed Yahya and his team including representatives of the German Government, on Monday September 19, 2022, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, as part of the Presidential Committee on Police Reforms Agenda for the Nigeria Police Force.
During the meeting, the UNDP Resident Representative discussed areas of further collaborations with the Nigeria Police Force to achieve the Presidential Action Plan for Police Reforms in the country.
The areas considered and deliberated upon included training and retraining, support in acquisition of logistics such as ICT-based gadgets and intelligence networks, welfare, among others.
He discussed some projects that had been completed under his watch in line with the police reform agenda such as the completion of more than 120 model police stations across the country, construction of modern NPF Resource Centre, provision of barracks accommodation to some officers and men of the Force, health facilities, and other developmental projects across the country.
The IGP also spoke on the yearly recruitment of 10,000 Police Constables to boost the manpower drive of the Nigeria Police Force which are all catalyst to improved service delivery of the NPF.
In the same vein, the Inspector-General of Police appreciated the Federal Government of Nigeria, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, for its continuous support in all areas to reposition and boost the police for effective and efficient service delivery in Nigeria.
He reiterated the commitment of the Police Force to improving its services at all levels, in order to have better security and public safety in Nigeria.
