The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has assured the United States (U.S) Government that there is no threat to the 2023 general election.
The IGP spoke during the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) in the U.S.A and during his meeting with Mr. Todd D. Robinson, Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the U.S. Department of State.
During the meeting, discussions centered on enhancing support for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) training and capacity-building programs, particularly the training of tactical units deployed in the Northeast and other conflict theatres across the country.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), reads: “Similarly discussed is the achievement of cascading the ongoing election security management training across the six geo-political zones in preparation for the 2023 general election and support for police recruit training in modern policing themes, such as forensic investigations, human relations, and cybersecurity.
“The Assistant Secretary praised the good work and the feats recorded by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) under the amiable leadership of the IGP, even as both leaders discussed other ways of increasing support to the NPF.
“The IGP, in his quest to achieve improved policing services and bequeath an enviable policing system to the nation, has continuously interfaced with individuals and groups with requisite ideas and support base for the achievement of his agenda of a modern NPF.
“The IGP, who was billed to return to the country yesterday, similarly emphasized his administration’s focus on improved training and retraining of police officers and men, as well as the sustenance and improvement of cutting-edge technology for better crime prevention, deterrence, and apprehension of suspects with concrete, credible and corroborated evidence.”
