•••AS POLICE REVIEWS REPORT
The Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, reassured Nigerians of the readiness of the police to ensure peace and security in the country.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuiwa Adejobi, said n a statement on Monday that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, “has reiterated the commitment of his administration to ensure safety of lives and property within the country via the effective deployment of tactical and operational assets for effective intelligence gathering and proactive policing.
“The IGP restated the commitment of the force to ensure safety security of Nigerians.
The Nigerian Police Force said it would effectively review the United States of America Embassy security advisory which was issued, widely circulated, and published by the media on October 23rd.
The report indicated an elevated risk of terror attacks in the country, particularly in the capital city of Abuja.
The Police leadership said it is not taking the report lightly and vowed to take a review of the advisory necessary due to the fact that police, as the lead agency in internal security, would not take any threat intelligence, either actionable or not, for granted.
It added that there was no cause for alarm as all hands are on deck to collectively nip the threats in the bud.
According to him, the Force Headquarters would continually avail them with required support, logistics, and deployments necessary for providing safety to all and sundry in Nigeria.
He said the NPF would continually work with other security agencies to make every part of Nigeria safe, especially the FCT.
“In furtherance of his zeal and strategies to decimate activities of non-state actors and other criminal elements in the FCT and other parts of the country, and to analyze and de-escalate threats gathered from various intelligence at the Force’s disposal, U.S advisory inclusive, the IGP has announced the immediate commencement of a Counter Terrorism Incident Simulation Exercise codenamed “Operation Darkin Gaggawa” will hold within the Force Headquarters and the Police Officers Wives Association School opposite the Force Headquarters, Abuja, between Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th October, 2022.
“The exercise will involve diversion of traffic, use of blank ammunition, and other operational manpower and assets, and is designed to improve interoperability and synergy between different Units and Formations of the Force in response to terrorist incidents and other violent crimes.
“The NPF thereby urges the general public not to panic at the sounds of explosives and gunshots during the exercise.” The statement said.
According to the statement, the Inspector-General of Police, has reiterated the commitment of his administration to ensure safety of lives and property within the country via the effective deployment of tactical and operational assets for effective intelligence gathering and proactive policing.
“He further reassures Nigerians of a safe and secured country for all.” He said.
