The Inspector-Common of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the secondment of 54 Deputy Commissioners of Police to command the Armed Forces Intelligence Companies at zone and state ranges throughout the nation.
This growth follows the current spate of kidnappings and banditry throughout the nation, particularly in Abuja and Kaduna State.
In line with information sourced from media studies and a number one indigenous intelligence company, Beacon Consulting, greater than 69 individuals have been killed and 152 kidnapped throughout 194 assaults by bandits and different criminals within the FCT in 2022.
The Public Relations Officer of the Drive, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in an announcement on Tuesday, mentioned this furthers the scale-up of the Intelligence Wing of the Nigerian Police Drive.
He famous that the submit was based mostly on the IG's zeal to enhance and strengthen the effectiveness of the Intelligence Department at each stage of the pressure as a panacea for tackling the crime fee within the nation, in step with his imaginative and prescient.
Adejobi mentioned: “It is going to be recalled that the IGP on assuming cost reactivated the presidential approval to improve the Drive Intelligence Bureau to the standing of a division with the appointment of DIG Habu Sanni, because the DIG in control of new Division of Drive. Intelligence.
“The IG, nonetheless, has directed the newly appointed senior officers to deploy all intelligence-based sources in combating crimes and criminality of their respective areas of duty.
“He additional directed them to entrench professionalism and apply their wealthy expertise within the discharge of their duties in the direction of strengthening the already present intelligence structure of the Drive. The location is efficient instantly.”
PUNCH journalist Sanusi has over six years of media expertise in metro, leisure, politics, civil societies, overseas affairs, crime and safety.
All rights reserved. This materials and different digital content material on this web site will not be reproduced, printed, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed, in complete or partly, with out the prior specific written permission of PUNCH.
Contact: [email protected]
