…. As IGP Harps on Regional integration
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has joined the representative of the AU Secretariat, AFRIPOL Secretariat and Chairmen of all Sub Regional Police Committees in Africa to discuss global and regional security issues as they affect the African continent at the ongoing 12th edition of African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) steering committee meeting holding today, 29th to 30th October 2024, in Algiers, Algeria
According to a press release on Tuesday, 29th October 2024, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, this meeting has in attendance Chairmen of SARPCCO, CAPCCO, NAPCCO, Presidents, Vice Presidents, AFRIPOL, and AU Secretariat staff, amongst other dignitaries.
The core purpose of the meeting is to address and deliberate on security and policing challenges faced in the African continent, such as terrorism and terrorism funding, human trafficking, and cyber-crime, which are transnational, proffer workable solutions towards tackling these challenges, and improve areas of collaboration and cooperation amongst police institutions in the African region.
The IGP is attending the meeting in his capacity as the Chairman of the West African Police Chiefs’ Committee (WAPCCO) and representing West African Police Organisations. The IGP hopes the vast knowledge, experience and expertise to be shared at the meeting would be leveraged positively towards ensuring maximum implementation of strategies to curb crime rate as it affect our dear countries, particularly transnational-related crimes
AFRIPOL is a technical institution of the African Union with a mandate to strengthen cooperation between the police agencies of AU member states in the prevention and fight against organised transnational crime, terrorism, and cybercrime