The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has tasked police officers nominated for the 2023 Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Israel, to be good ambassadors of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the country.
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a press statement, Friday in Abuja, said IGP Baba met with the 10 Christian police officers at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
“The pilgrimage which is the first of its kind has been initiated and financed by the IGP in collaboration with some well-meaning Nigerians to encourage police officers uphold the tenets of their faith.
“The IGP has also sought and gotten the approval of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) to ensure that this becomes a routine activity.
“He has equally institutionalized the system to ensure that subsequent administrations tow the same path,” the statement read in part.
According to Adejobi, “The IGP urged the officers to be good ambassadors of the Nigeria Police Force and the country during the period of the pilgrimage.
“He equally tasked them to spend the period in sober reflection which would ultimately impact on their policing duty.”
