Officers of the Nigeria Police Force and other law enforcement agencies from Nigeria last weekend arrived the International Association of Chiefs of Police(IACP) 2024 annual conference and exhibition at the Boston Convention Centre, 415, Summer Street, Boston, United States of America.
The Conference, scheduled for October 19 to 22, was declared open on Sunday, October 20, at the Ballroom, Level 3, Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre, Boston, by the IACP President, Mr John Letteney, accompanied by other top officials of the Association.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who is one of the delegates, said that the general assembly for the convention will be held on Monday, October 21, at 10am at the same venue.
The Conference, which will have more than 16,000 participants, offers training and courses in different areas of policing, including forensic investigations, communication, public safety, community-based policing, response to crisis calls, psychological autopsy, election security and many others.
The NPF has over time leveraged on opportunities of Conferences like this, and many others organized by foreign security and law enforcement bodies, including INTERPOL, to heighten the capabilities and policing styles of its personnel across board, in the hope to further sharpen its proficiency.
The delegation from the Nigeria Police Force was addressed by the DIG FCID, Abiodun Sylvester Alabi, on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, in the company with other top officers who are members.
They include AIG Jonathan Towuru, AIG Yekini Ayoku and CP Henry Uche of the NPF-NCCC. Also in attendance was former IGP, Ogbonaya Onovo.
He further charged all the officers present at the event and participants at the Convention to be good ambassadors of the Force.
It is noteworthy that the Nigeria Police Force has the highest number of officers of the Force as IACP members in Africa, among the 34,000 members of the association from 174 countries across the globe.
