We’ve Got Lots to Offer Nigeria, Says Ex-IGs

Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja

Former Inspectors-General of Police, yesterday, met in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to deliberate on the way forward for the Nigeria Police, saying they still have a lot to offer the nation.

Chairman of the Forum and former Inspector-General of Police, Aliyu Atta, said the former police chiefs would soon take a position on the way forward for effective policing in the country.

The former police chiefs at the meeting included Aliyu Atta, Sunday Enhidero, Hafix Ringing, Solomon Arase, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, Ogbonnaya Onovo, Mike Okiro among others.

A statement by the spokesman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Ikechukwu Ani, said the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, would also grace the occasion, which continues today.

“The other members of the committee that are outside jurisdiction have also confirmed their participation via zoom. The retreat, themed: ‘Intervention of Ex-Inspectors-General of Police for Strategic Contribution to Effective Policing in Nigeria’ will hold at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture  IITA, Ibadan Oyo State,” it said.

The statement said several topical papers would be presented at the retreat, notably, “Current State of Police Preparedness; Issues, Challenges and Prospects and Strategic Actions and Steps Towards  Restoring NPF’s Primacy in Internal Security  Architecture of Nigeria.”

It said there would also be a discussion and experience-sharing session on the imperativeness of employing the experiential knowledge of the retired IGPs in the effective management of internal security in Nigeria.

Attah, however, insisted that the former police chiefs “have a lot to offer the nation in the search for solutions to the persisting and ravaging security crisis in the country.”

He said the retreat would afford the ex-IGPs the opportunity to examine and proffer solutions using their varied experiences while in service.