Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has vowed to restructure the police.
He spoke to State House Correspondents shortly after he was confirmed as the substantive Nigeria’s Police boss by the Police Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
The Council of State also chaired by President Buhari will ratify his appointment at its next meeting.
IGP Adamu described policing as a ‘tough job’ but assured that the police, under him, would redouble its efforts make the country crime free and reduce insecurity to the barest minimum in the country.
The new police boss, when asked what his appointment meant to the police said, “What it means for us that we have been given a though task to make sure that we provide security within the country and make the country crime free, which means that we have re-double our efforts.
“Whatever strategy we have put in place, we have to look at it, and re-strategise day in, day out to make sure that the insecurity in the country goes down to the barest minimum.”
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On what it would take to reduce insecurity especially in the North West, IGP Adamu said, “As I told you, we have to look at our strategy and re-strategize and also look at our personnel to re-organise the way our system is structured, identify the right personnel in the right places to have them do the job.
“So, it requires re-strategising for us to be able to dig deep into what is happening in the North West so as to deal with the situation squarely.
“I think the security agencies within the country are capable of dealing with the situation. What we need to do is just to re-strategise and then face the criminals squarely.”
The police boss said he also briefed the Council on the security situation in the country and “the efforts we are putting in place or have put in place to address the security challenges. After the presentation, I was confirmed as the IGP.”
The meeting had all 36 governors and chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Alhaji Musliu Smith, in attendance.
IGP Adamu was appointed as acting IGP on January 15 by President Buhari. With the confirmation of his appointment, IGP Adamu now becomes the 20th IGP of the country.