By Richard Thomas
The Ag. Inspector General of Police in Nigeria, (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has disclosed that the police under his leadership has concluded plans to create Special Intervention Squard capable to combat crimes and criminality to the barest minimum in the country.
The IGP made the disclosure during his working visit and stakeholders meeting held at the Oyo State Command Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The Police boss who commended the stakeholders for their cooperation which they have extended to the command in the state said measures have been put in place to improve policing in the country.
The stakeholders at the meeting included, the Ndigbo and Non Indigene community, the Mogajis, the representatives of the Olubadan, the Arewa community and many others.
According to IGP, the police under his watch has come to serve the people well, hence, the decision to improve on the police operations across the country.
“I want to assure you that the police has come to serve the people well, I want to urge you not to go to social media again whenever the police misbehave to you. You can call the Commissioner of Police, the Police Public Relations Officer or any appropriate authority to address the issue.
“I am very sure we have responsible Commissioner of Police, Police Public Relations Officer and very wonderful senior officers in place, so, you can approach them if such thing come up at any time. We are here to address your complaints because a lot of falsehood are being propagated in the social media about the police . We have a new police administration in place , a people friendly and competent hands.”
We are also embarking on modern policing based on technology driven and intelligence led. We want to focus on community Policing that will address the issues of the people. For instance, we have the Amotekun by the state government to assist the police in the task of curbing crimes, so the police need your support, cooperation and collaboration in that regard.”
Egbetokun who disclosed that the police will apply the best method to combat crimes said the police cannot continue to do the same thing the same way and get good results, adding that their target is to make our community safe.
The IGP while entertaining questions from the stakeholders assured them that the new policing system in the country will continue to collaborate and synergize with them until they achieve the desired results.
