The chief of defense staff, (CDS) Gen. Leo Irabor, has met with the inspector-general of police, Usman Baba, over the security situation in Nigeria. Speaking at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, the CDS called for the need to increase synergy among security agencies in Nigeria.
While extolling the role of the police, armed forces, and other security agencies in ensuring security and peace within the country, he commended the IGP and the officers and men of the police for their credible performance recorded so far.
The IGP described as historic, the visit of the Chief of Defence Staff and assured of the force’s readiness to strengthen partnerships with other security agencies in securing the country.
The IGP stated that the police under his leadership was poised to carry out its core mandate of maintaining and enforcing the law, order, and public safety, as well as other constitutional mandates such as the involvement in military duties as may be directed by the president.
He said the police had been actively involved in such operations in the North-East, North-West, North-Central, and other parts of the country. The CDS toured some critical facilities within the Force Headquarters such as the Police Hall of Fame, Police Museum, Technical Intelligence Unit lab, the National Command, and Control Centre (NPF-C4i), and the Police Crime and Data Centre, among others.
Ada Peter
