Niger gov tasks IGP on efficient policing, proactive service

By Chizoba Ogbeche
Abuja

Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has tasked the acting Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, on efficient policing and proactive service to the people.
Bello, in a congratulatory message by his Chief Press Secretary, Jibrin Baba Ndace, said: “The new IGP should as a matter of priority re-position the Police to effectively provide efficient policing and a more proactive service to the people. The much talked about community policing should be given attention so that the force can effectively provide the much needed security.

“In this era of technology and professionalism, IGP should settle for nothing short of global best practices and leverage on the many successes our policemen and women recorded in the recent past at peace keeping operations across the globe by ensuring regular training of both officers and men for the task ahead.”
According to him, the new police boss is coming on board at a critical time when the police have to reassert itself as a vital institution in government’s efforts at restoring peace and security in the trouble spots across the country.
The governor, who thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for finding a son of the state a worthy professional as the IGP, advised Idris to be  a good ambassador of the state.
“Your appointment as acting IGP is a challenge and call to duty. You must live up to those outstanding qualities that have distinguished you over the years,” he said.