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By Nasir Kura
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar Adamu said Thursday that restructuring the police was one of his top most priorities.
The IGP said this while fielding questions from State House correspondents shortly after he was confirmed as the substantive police boss by the Nigeria Police Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said the police, under him, would redouble its efforts to make the country crime-free and reduce insecurity to the bearers minimum in the country.
“What it means for us that we have been given a though task to make sure that we provide security within the country and make the country crime free, which means that we have re-double our efforts.
“Whatever strategy we have put in place, we have to look at it, and re-strategize day in, day out to make sure that the insecurity in the country goes down to the barest minimum,” he said.
On what it would take to reduce insecurity, especially in the North, the IGP said: “As I told you, we have to look at our strategy and re-strategize and also look at our personnel to re-organise the way our system is structured, identify the right personnel in the right places to have them do the job.
“So, it requires re-strategizing for us to be able to dig deep into what is happening in the North West so as to deal with the situation squarely. I think the security agencies within the country are capable of dealing with the situation. What we need to do is just to re-strategize and then face the criminals squarely.”
The IGP said he also briefed council on the security situation in the country and “the efforts we are putting in place or have put in place to address the security challenges. After the presentation, I was confirmed as the IGP.”
The Nigeria Police Council meeting was attended by governors of the 36 states of the federation and chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Mr Musliu Smith.
Adamu was appointed acting Inspector General of Police on January 15, 2019 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
