The Police Council headed by
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of Mr
Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector-General of Police.
A member of the Council and
Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, made this known to State House
correspondents at the end of the council’s meeting at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja, NAN reports.
The president appointed Adamu as
acting IGP on Jan. 15 following the retirement of his predecessor, Ibrahim
Idris.
“The Council looked at the
records of the acting Inspector-General of Police, who has been on the saddle
now since Jan. 15, 2019.
“A cross section of members of
council were very clear that given his passion and commitment, professionalism
and his extensive experience locally and internationally, his acting
inspector-general of police was approved.
“And, it has been confirmed (to)
permanent appointment by the Police Council in accordance with the provision of
the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,’’ Fayemi said.
He stated that personal
testimonies were given by many members of the council, including himself, in
favour of the IGP.
The governor said that the
council also identified with the challenges and the enormities of
responsibilities that the IGP would have to cope with at a time that security
challenges were daunting across the country.
He stated that the council
acknowledged that government at all levels must address the root causes of
crimes with a view to checking criminal behaviours in the society.
“We will have to do a little more
because many of these challenges are socio-economic in nature and need to look
at the sociological underpinning of crime.
“It is not just being tough on
crime but also being tough on causes of crime by addressing these causes most
fundamentally.
“Council acknowledged that we
will give the IGP the support that he deserves. Already, at the state level,
many of you are aware that state governors are supporting the police in many
ways and we are not tired of doing that,’’ he added.
Fayemi also disclosed that the
council commended the IGP for introducing community policing as a stop-gap in
addressing “the gap that exists between citizens and the security agencies.’’
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