Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has warned that the police would no longer tolerate attacks on its stations and personnel by criminals and terrorists.
Abubakar gave the warning on Friday during the graduation ceremony of 11 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) at the Centre for Management Development, Lagos.
“Our particular worry is the increasing number of attacks on police stations; the increasing number of police officers being killed in line of duty is a cause for concern.
“The force will no longer tolerate this development.
“As effective managers, you are to immediately embark on musketry training and retraining for all ranks,” he said.
He directed the AIGs to provide adequate security to all police stations and barracks in their areas of operation.
Abubakar also directed them to deploy all available resources to reduce crime and to revamp their intelligence gathering machinery to checkmate criminals.
On the essence of the course he said, “As Executive Managers, care has been taken to ensure that this course prepares you for new challenges.”
He also said the two-week “Leadership and Strategic Management” course was part of the programme for the transformation of the police into a more effective, efficient and responsive organisation.NAN
