Usman Alkali Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), has
unveiled a plan for the implementation of community policing in Nigeria.
When he met with senior police officers on Thursday, Baba
said the community policing initiative would be part of his “new policing
vision.”
The federal government had in August approved N13 billion
for the take-off of the community policing initiative but the process is yet to
commence.
The IGP’s intention to begin the initiative comes amid
Nigeria’s growing security challenges.
Bandits and Boko Haram insurgents have continued to attack
communities in the north even as the south is battling with increasing
killings.
A statement issued after the police officers’ meeting in
Abuja read: “The highlights of the new policing vision include: Deploying
cutting-edge policing technology and integrating intelligence-led policing
practices to core policing functions, with a view to strengthening police
capacity to stabilise the internal security order and restore public confidence
in the Force.
“The new policing vision equally seeks to, among other
things, give full effect to the concept of community policing and deliver
quality police service that will be guided by the principles of public
accountability and conformity to the rule of law.
“It will also embrace the social content of policing in
which police officers see themselves as compassionate servants and helpers of the
citizens.”
The IGP also promised that under his leadership, police
officers “will uphold the rights of the people and work within professional
standards.”
“He expressed confidence that in the shortest possible time,
the new policing vision and operational strategies would return our beloved
nation to the path of public safety, security and peace,” the statement added.
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