IGP Gives Order To Secure Public Facilities

By Ayodele Oni

As part to measures to secure public facilities, the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered water-tight security arrangements to cover all schools, hospitals, health workers, and critical national infrastructures around the country.

The IGP has equally mandated regular patrols, stop and search, raids, and show of force by tactical commanders to clamp down on pockets of crime and criminality recorded in some states of the federation.

Force Spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja at the weekend.

According to the statement, “The IGP gave the directive while reviewing the general security situation of the nation via reports from commands and formations across the country.

“The IGP has however tasked strategic police managers at various levels to prioritize the use of intelligence gathering networks, particularly traditional and local intelligence to locate criminal hideouts and flush them out before they strike.

“He has equally charged all officers and men to be on the offensive and take the fight against crime to the doorposts of suspected criminal elements, including bushes and uncompleted buildings, profile them, and charge those found wanting to court accordingly.

“Nigerians are hereby urged to cooperate as many police operatives will be seen at strategic areas, routes, and communities, to suppress the antics and criminal activities of men of the underworld.

“The IGP has however warned officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force to be civil, professional, and humane while discharging their duties.

“The IGP, therefore, reiterated his commitment to the protection of lives and property of well-meaning members of the public by decimating the activities of rogue criminal elements, particularly those who target schools, hospitals, and other critical national infrastructure, in a bid to strike fear into the hearts of good citizens in the country.

“He has similarly charged police officers to protect with courage and serve with compassion in line with his administration’s policing theme.”