In furtherance to his earlier presentation at the ongoing AFRIPOL Steering Committee Meeting in Algeria, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, presented the action plans of strategic policy concepts in Nigeria and the West African subregion in general to boost effective policing at all levels.
According to a press release on Thursday, 31st October 2024, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP laid the template for the discussion on the strategies for executing coordinated investigations and operations across regions to effectively tackle various patterns of crimes and criminality and the significance of training of officers in all areas of policing a complex society as we have to meet up with global best practices.
The IGP thereafter paid an official visit to the headquarters of AFRIPOL as part of his activities towards creating a concrete relationship with other African policing services. He was received by the President, Douglas Kanja, IG National Police Service, Kenya, where both IGPs shared experiences on how to best manage violent protests in Africa. In attendance was also the Head of Legal at AU, Ambassador Mohammed, from the legal consulate African Union.
Egbetokun urged leaders and representatives of the regions to ensure policies decided upon at the meeting are leveraged to the fullest at all policing levels within their jurisdiction to ensure expertise and proficiency are exemplified in the fight against the increase in crime waves within the African region.
