President Muhammadu Buhari says he is overhauling the entire structure of the Nigerian Police Force to re-position and arm it with modern technological gadgets in order to meet rising security challenges in the country. The president said this when he received traditional rulers from the north led by His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III at the Presidential Villa on Friday, August 23, in Abuja. President Buhari added that an intelligence loop among all security outfits has been created.
In the full the full remarks published by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the president said the ongoing reform of the police will include recruitment of more hands, cultivation of stronger local intelligence and networking with communities, traditional rulers and adequate training.
President Buhari meets with northern traditional rulers. Credit: Bashir Ahmad Source: Twitter Buhari noted that the Ministry of Police Affairs was purposely re-introduced to drive the new initiative of ensuring proper provision of security for lives and property, with proactive intelligence gathering to nip crimes in the bud before they escalate. His words: “I have decided to meet with Your Highnesses to assure you that government is determined to tackle and deal decisively with all security challenges facing us as a nation. “This consultation therefore is to engage you, our royal fathers, so that, collectively, we can arrive at solutions to any and all security problems in the country. “We must all play our part to finally address these security challenges, particularly traditional rulers, in your respective communities, where you feel the pulse of the people, being the closest to the populace at the grassroots level,’’ he said.
