IG Egbetokun Discloses How to Effectively Police Nigeria, Africa to Minimise Crimes

Linus Aleke in Abuja

Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, yesterday,unveiled an action plan and strategic policies and concepts in Nigeria and West Africa that could boost effective policing and minimise crime rate at all levels.
Egbetokun also laid the template for the discussion on the strategies for executing coordinated investigations and operations across regions to effectively tackle various patterns of crimes and criminality, and the significance of training officers in all areas of policing in a complex society  to meet up with global best practices.

A statement by the Force’s Spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated that Egbetokun reeled out the strategies for effective policing in West Africa at the ongoing AFRIPOL Steering Committee Meeting in Algeria.
Adejobi said the IG also paid an official visit to the headquarters of AFRIPOL as part of his activities towards creating a concrete relationship with other African policing services.

“He was received by the President, Douglas Kanja, IG National Police Service, Kenya, where both IGPs shared experiences on how to best manage violent protests in Africa.
“In attendance, also was Head of Legal at AU, Ambassador Mohammed, from the legal consulate African Union,” he said.

The IG urged leaders and representatives of the regions to ensure policies decided upon at the meeting were leveraged to the fullest at all policing levels within their jurisdiction to ensure expertise and proficiency were exemplified in the fight against the increase in crime waves within the African region.