IGP ADAMU PROMISES TO RESTRUCTURE THE POLICE

Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has vowed to restructure the police.

He spoke to State House Correspondents shortly after he was confirmed as the substantive IGP by the Police Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the presidential villa, Abuja.

Adamu described policing as a tough job but assured that the police under his watch would redouble their efforts to make the country crime free and reduce insecurity to the barest minimum in the country.

The IGP when asked what his appointment meant to the police,  said: “What it means for us is that we have been given a though task to ensure that we provide security within the country and make the country crime free, which means that we have re-double our efforts.”

On what it would take to reduce insecurity especially in the North West, Adamu 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.”

The IGP said he also briefed council on the security situation in the country and the efforts put in place  to address the security challenges. 

The meeting had all 36 governors and chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Musliu Smith in attendance.

Adamu was appointed Acting IGP on January 15 this year by President Buhari. 

If his appointment is ratified by the Council of State, he will be the 20th IGP of the country.