The new Inspector-General of
Police (IGP), Mohammad Adamu has for about the first time spoken about current
security challenges Nigeria is facing.
Adamu made this known on Tuesday,
January 15, 2019, while speaking to newsmen shortly after his appointment by
President Buhari.
Speaking further, the new IG
thanked the President for counting him worthy and promised to restrategise to
tackle kidnapping and other vices.
According to Channels TV, Adamu
said…
“I’d like to thank Mr President
for considering me worthy to be the next Inspector General of Police and we
know there are security challenges that we need to tackle in the country.
“We have issues of kidnapping,
abduction and other security challenges and we are going to re-strategise from
the strategy the former Inspector General has put in place and we will make
sure that we tackle the challenges head on.”
Also commenting on the role of
the police in the upcoming general elections, Adamu told journalists that the
police force will stick to the rules.
“We are professionals, we are going to stick
by the rules and we’re going to do the right thing.
“You’ve heard from the former Inspector
General of Police that adequate arrangements have been made to make sure that
free, fair and credible elections take place in Nigeria and we are going to
build on the strategies put in place,” he added.
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