Joy Anyim
To chart more effective ways of dealing with current security challenges in the country, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has approved a date for the second edition of Conference and Retreat for senior police officers.
The conference with the theme: ‘Implementing and Operationalising Community Policing in Nigeria’, would hold, in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital, from November 16 to 19, 2020.
According to IGP Adamu, the conference is part of the ongoing implementation and operationalisation of the National Security Policy on Community Policing in the country.
The police chief, in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer(FPRO), Mr. Frank Mba, said the conference would have both virtual and physical components/sessions in compliance with the COVID-19 prevention regulations.
“ The conference will bring together and provide a unique opportunity for Strategic Managers of the Force – Senior Police Officers of the rank of CP and above and other Heads of Police Formations – and carefully selected Community Policing Experts across the globe to engage in peer-review and cross fertilization of ideas on effective implementation of the Community-based Internal Security Management Strategy.
“It would be recalled that the maiden edition of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers, tagged: ‘Repositioning the Force for the Challenges of Effective Policing in the 21st Century’ and sponsored by the Lagos State Government with support from other stakeholders in October, 2019 focused on new policing approaches, guidelines and tools towards effectively addressing prevailing and emerging crimes in the country,” he stated.
IGP Adamu said the conference and retreat would be organised by the Nigeria Police Force in conjunction with Matchmakers Consult International.