The fifth edition of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers is aimed at supporting the Federal Government’s agenda of economic prosperity and development in the country.
This was disclosed on Friday, 24th January 2025 By The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi while addressing the media at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
“The conference will serve as a platform for police strategic managers and carefully selected policing experts in the country and across the globe to engage in peer review and cross-fertilisation of ideas on the effective implementation of community-based internal security management strategies, Adejobi said.
He further said that since the first edition was held in Lagos in October 2019, respective Inspectors-General of Police, in partnership with Lenders Consult International, have convened the annual event, which is an important gathering of strategic police managers in Nigeria.
Adejobi further reiterated that the Conference and Retreat is a gathering of all senior officers from the rank of Commissioner of Police and above and a platform for senior police managers in the country to critically assess the internal security performance of the Force and strategise on ways of improving service delivery and secure the internal security space of our dear country.
“In the last edition, the event hosted the President of INTERPOL, Ahmed Naser Al Raisi. While delivering the keynote address, the INTERPOL President expressed his organisation’s desire to further strengthen INTERPOL’s collaboration with Nigeria, considering the vital position and the role of the Nigeria Police Force in the security of the international community.
“The fifth edition, with the theme ‘Improving Nigeria’s Internal Security and Economic Prosperity Through Inclusive Policing,’ has been scheduled to be held from Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th February 2025 in the ancient and serene city of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Opening Ceremony will take place on the 24th of February 2024 at 10:00 am with the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the Special Guest of Honour, to declare the conference open.
Other guests expected to grace the opening ceremony include the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, State Governors, the National Security Adviser, legislators, ministers, the Chief of Defence Staff, and other heads of security agencies in the country. We are also expecting some guests from across the African continent and beyond.
He further said that the theme of this fifth edition underscores the pivotal role of an inclusive approach to policing in fostering national security and economic growth.
“It is also part of the IGP’s ongoing effort to transform the Force into a professionally competent, service-driven, rule-of-law compliant, and people-friendly security institution with the capacity to support the Federal Government’s agenda of economic prosperity and development in the country.
He reiterated the commitment of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, to improve the institutional capacity of the Force to deliver on its statutory mandate.
