The Inspector General of Police,
IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has ordered the deployment of specially trained
Police K9 dogs to all railway stations in Nigeria.
According to him, the move is in
furtherance of the determination of the Nigeria Police Force to tackle new
dimensions of crime especially kidnapping, armed robbery, and drug peddling.
Adamu, who spoke on Tuesday while
flagging off the deployment, said that the importance of utilizing the special
breed dogs in combating crimes and sundry internal security threats in the 21st
century cannot be over emphasised
He said, “This initiative is
within context and it is planned to complement the existing security measures
emplaced for the; and safety of passengers and critical infrastructure of the
Nigeria Railway Corporation across the country.
“Indeed, K9 are known to possess
extra-ordinary capacity for detection of improvised explosives devices (IEDs),
narcotics and other illicit drugs, firearms and other prohibited items which
criminals usually engage for the perfection of their criminal activities.
“The deployment of Police dogs is
therefore meant for detection or prevention crimes along the railway corridors.
Their brief shall be for patrols, surveillance, detection and apprehension of
felons in and around railway facilities.
“The Nigeria Police pride itself
as having one of the most equipped, experienced, highly-trained, and functional
K9 Section.
“They also have commendable
antecedent of successful anti-crime, crowd control and civil disorder
management operations in the country.
“Indeed, it is on record that the
Nigeria Police Force Animal Branch has been instrumental to the training and
development of similar branches for other security agencies in the country.
“With this deployment, our plan
is to maximize our unique K9 strength to complement other sections that have
been deployed as part of the broad policing architecture which we recently
emplaced towards addressing our internal security challenges.
Recalling that prior to this,
about one thousand additional police personnel were deployed to the Nigeria
Police railway Command, the IGP said: “This unprecedented deployment was
designed to address the manpower gap of the Command and reposition them to
address vulnerabilities, projected threats, and security challenges which the increasing
human traffic and expanding assets of the Nigeria Railway Corporation may
present”.
“With today’s initiative,
passengers, staff, and indeed, all the citizens of this country can further be
re-assured of their security as they patronize the services of the Nigerian
Railway Corporation.
“I can also assure that all the
assets of the Police shall continually be mobilized and deployed towards
denying criminal elements of any space to operate in any location in the
country.
“We, however, continually solicit
the cooperation of all. We encourage all citizens to embrace the concept of ‘if
you see something, say something’.
“Indeed, our appeal now is ‘if
you suspect something, say something’. This is a civil obligation of all
citizens and this is the most potent weapon towards collectively winning the
war against elements bent on threatening our security.”
While commending the officers and
men of the K9 Section of the Nigeria Police for their resolve and commitment in
ensuring that the maximum capabilities of these dogs are harnessed for the
safety of our country, he assured that “your welfare and that of your dogs will
always be of priority to myself and the entire management team as you join this
operation today.”
“I also wish to utilise this
opportunity to commend all police personnel currently on the Operation Puff
Adder duty for their sacrifice, loyalty, dedication to duty and professionalism
which have so far aided the operation in achieving its goals of stabilizing the
internal security order.”
“I am very proud of your
achievements. I, however, charge you all to sustain the tempo, noting that
crime is a dynamic occurrence and even though we have recorded tremendous
successes, we cannot afford to lower our guards.”
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