IGP assures Nigerians of improved police

Posted by admin Nigerian Police Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Dikko Abubakar has said the police authority under his leadership was working toward evolving a force with disciplined and incorruptible men and officers.

Abubakar told journalists in Maiduguri yesterday at the commencement of his tour of police formations in the state that he was trying to build a peoples-friendly police and increase the confidence of the people in the personnel of the force.

“You must have notice few changes in the police. My approach as the Inspector General of Police is that we have to work with the people and you can have a corrupt men and officers and still earn the confidence of the public we are working for. So, we are fighting corruption and that was why I ordered removal of checkpoints, which have been alleged to be sources of bribery and corruption in the Nigeria Police. We’re trying to build a peoples-friendly police.

“Our slogan is Operation Restore Hope aimed at restoring the hope of the people in the Nigeria Police,” he said.
The IGP stated said he had already directed the Commissioners of Police in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to establish Police Peoples Forum where issues bothering on security, community-police relationship and sharing of information, adding that the police would be amenable to constructive criticisms, which could enhance its performance.

He also noted that people had been partnering with the force in the area of information but urged the public to do more, assuring that the police were more ready than before to work harmoniously with the public.

“People have been forthcoming in giving information and this, to me, means that confidence has been re-built,” he added.
He said security was a collective act, even as he appealed to Nigerians to be security conscious. He also said the Federal Government had approved the take off of the Police University at the Police Academy at Wudi, Kano State, adding that the institution would commence full academic activities by September. He said counter-terrorism would be one of the major courses that would be in the institution.

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