The Acting Inspector-General of Police IGP Mr Mohammed Adamu
and the Minister of Interior Dr. Abdulrahman Danbazzau has pledged their
unwavering commitment in tackling of trans-national crimes and all other forms
of criminality in the West African sub-region.
The IGP and the Minister gave the assurances of their
commitment to the fight against criminality in West African countries on
Tuesday at the opening session of the West Africa Police Chiefs Conference in
Abuja.
The IGP stated that the gap in security meetings by security
officers had impacted on the ability of member countries of WAPPCO to
constantly and effectively review the security situation in the region and
proffer solutions.
The Police boss who doubles as Chairman if WAPPCO also
hinted that the assemblage of Police Chiefs was designed to undertake a
periodic review of regional security issues in the sub-region.
He noted that the conference would help evolving of
strategies and frameworks geared towards
combating trans-border crimes including terrorism, drug trafficking, migrants
smuggling, cattle rustling, farmers-herders
clashes, piracy, armed banditry, and money laundering.
The IGP, therefore, called on the sub-regional Police Chiefs
to find some ways and means of fostering greater collaboration with other
sub-regions with Central Africa and other international partners notably
INTERPOL and the European Union.
Similarly, the Minister of Interior Lt.Gen Abdulrahman
Danbazzau (rtd) said that there is a need for greater collaboration among
security agencies in such a way that trans-national crimes such as terrorism
and other crimes can be squarely tackled security forces.
He pledged the commitment of Federal Government of Nigeria
through the Ministry of Interior in tackling security challenges bedeviling the
West African sub-region.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com