IG to Establish Special Squad to Tackle Communal Clashes

Ahmad Sorondinki, Kano.

The Inspector General of Nigeria Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said the Nigeria Police Force had concluded plans to establish a Special Intervention Squad (SIS) that would respond to communal clashes in the country.

Egbetokun made the disclosure during a courtesy call on the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, Yesterday.

He said the current police management has decided to constitute a squad, the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) that would respond to communal crisis in any state of the Federation.

According to him, where there was crisis or violent crime in Nigeria, the dedicated squad would easily be mobilised and deployed to tackle the situation.
“The importance of the squad cannot be over-emphasised, as its success will depend on the cooperation and support the Police gets from the Kano State Government, as well as other state governments,” he said.

He further explained that, members of the squad would be specifically trained, remunerated, and equipped, with modern gadgets in order to overcome the overwhelming security challenges.

“The special squad will be specially trained, we will specially equip them, we will kit them properly and we will remunerate them specially. They will be well motivated to do their job.

“We have chosen Kano state, as one of the pilot states. But a lot will depend on the support we get from his Excellency. I honestly want you to take note of that and to take this as a request coming from the Nigerian Police to the governor,” the IG added.

Responding, Governor Yusuf called on the Inspector General to also support the state in the fight against drug abuse, armed robbery, phone-snatching and thuggery.

“We appreciate what you have been doing, the tremendous efforts you have been making in ending kidnapping, not only in Kano but in Nigeria as a whole,” the governor said.

He promised to ensure that all the security agencies in the state collaborate so as to face and deal decisively with security challenges. 

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