Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police ,Ag. IGP Suleiman Abba “ has ordered a thorough check and audit of Police armouries nationwide”, Ag. CP Emmanuel C. S. Ojukwu, Force Public Relations Officer said in a statement .
Ojukwu said “As part of measures to strengthen accountability of the stock of weaponry of the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Suleiman Abba, CFR, NPM, NPOM, mni has ordered a thorough check and audit of Police armouries nationwide.”
According to the Force Spokesman, “The exercise, which has already commenced, will cover all Police Commands, Formations, Stations and Units across the country. This measure will also enable the Force to review the current state of arms and ammunition in stock at various Police armouries.”
.. Vows to Stem Tide of Cattle Rustling
As a major step towards addressing the recurrent cases of cattle rustling and other associated crimes as witnessed in some parts of the country, the Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Suleiman Abba, has set up ‘The Nigeria Police Task Force on Cattle Rustling and Associated Crimes’.
The Task Force, which has an Assistant Commissioner of Police as its Commanding Officer, will have Tactical Units at each of the six geo-political zones of the country and is saddled with pre-emptive Intelligence gathering, anti-cattle-rustling and allied crimes patrols cum operations as well as the investigation and possible prosecution of reported incidents of cattle rustling.
It is expected that the effective functioning of this new Task Force will whittle down the menace of cattle rustlers, which has adversely led to untold ethno-religious and communal conflicts in the affected areas.
The IGP therefore enjoins the citizenry to cooperate with the Police in their determination to provide community safety and security in all parts of the country.
….Sets Up Nigeria Police Committee On Prevention And Management Of communal Clashes
In a separate statement, Force headquarters said the Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Suleiman Abba , has on Wednesday set up the “Nigeria Police Committee on Prevention and Management of Communal Clashes”.
The move is part of his resolve to bring to an end, the pervasive communal clashes that have plagued different parts of the nation .
The Ag IGP made the announcement during a working visit to Kaduna state today. The Committee is co-chaired by four Assistant Inspectors General of Police and has its terms of reference among others as follows:
“To encourage and facilitate dialogue among warring parties;
“ Conduct mediation meetings with aggrieved parties with a bid to peacefully resolving declared differences.”
“Development and application of early warning mechanisms and systems of threats of communal clashes (and )
“Mediation and application of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services to avert conciliate and or resolve observed/reported communal disputes before they escalate.
The committee has twelve other members drawn from the six geo-political zones of the Country,Force Spokesman ,Ojukwu said in a statement.
