OndoReporter | FG to prioritise operations of police-Osinbajo

OndoReporter | FG to prioritise operations of police-Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has promised
that the Federal Government would prioritise
the reform, re-orientation and re-equipment of
the Nigeria Police.

Osinbajo made the promise on Friday in Abuja
at the inauguration of operational vehicles for
the deployment of policemen to liberated
communities in the North-East.
In his speech at the occasion, Osinbajo
described the police as ``a critical actor in the
criminal justice system of the country.’

``Consequently, any nation that is desirous of
national security, economic development and
democratic governance must of necessity be
determined to evolve a people friendly and rule
of law compliant police force,``he said.

The Vice President noted that it was based on
this that Preseident Muhammadu Buhari
approved the recruitment of 10,000 personnel
and extra budgetary attention extended to the
police.

He said that the government had also explored
diplomatic channels for capacity building and
functional training designed to reposition the
police.

He said that with the inauguration of the
vehicles, effect had been given to the initiative
of government to deploy police to the North-
East.

``It is the expectation of the government that
with the acquisition of operational assets, the
capacity of the police to support the
integration process in the north-East will be
engendered, ``he said.

Osinbajo added that with the acquisition of the
operational vehicles, the challenges of
kidnapping and organised crimes which had
threatened the nation’s security would be a
thing of the past.

He commended policemen who paid the
supreme price in the fight against terrorism
and other internal engagements.
He urged serving police personnel to remain
courageous and professional in the discharge
of their duties and promised that the federal
government would provide all necessary
logistics to stabilise communities in the North-
East.

Earlier, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr
Solomon Arase said that the vehicles would be
deployed as part of logistics for security
stabilisation in the North-East.

He said that the vehicles would also be
deployed to strengthen other internal security
operations of the police, including safer
highway patrol scheme across the country.
``As of today, over 600 vehicles have been
deployed in this internal security
architecture,``he said.

The I-G promised that the momentum to
reposition the police would be sustained as a
legacy to be bequeathed to Nigerians by this
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