Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, during an emergency has ordered all commissioner of police to immediately embark on a special security assignment in their units.
The meeting which was held on Wednesday with Assistant Inspectors General, Commissioners of Police and strategic commanders was held to reevaluate strategies for enhancing operational response and stabilising security order.
The IGP said: “An evaluation of the security situation in the country, in recent times, shows a concerning trend of increase in threat posed by terror elements, bandits, kidnappers, and other highly organise, and violent criminal syndicates.
“You are all directed to immediately commence a special visibility policing operation across your commands. This initiative will encompass the crime mapping of your areas of jurisdiction, identification of vulnerable points and massive deployment of personnel on motorised and foot patrols of the cities. The initiative also involves the utilisation of intelligence to undertake targeted raids on criminal cells.”
This was as Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, charged Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operational commanders in different theatres of operation to “show no mercy” and deploy maximum firepower against terrorists.
The CAS noted “although the security environment remains fluid and uncertain, with terrorists moving between the northeast, northwest and north central, the need to continually modify NAF’s air power strategies to stay ahead of the asymmetric and unconventional nature of terrorists’ activities is of paramount importance.
“We have a responsibility to secure our nation and give our citizens a sense of hope, trust and belonging. Therefore, we must ensure that we stay ahead of the enemy and envisage his next line of action,” he said.
