Nigeria Police Force: Egbetokun Announces The Establishment of Quick Intervention Squad

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Almost twenty four(24) after the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, assumed office, has affirmed that the Nigeria Police Force will establish a Quick Intervention Squad to tackle the menace of crimes and criminality within the Force. He made this statement on Friday, June 23rd, 2023, in the country capital, Abuja during his inaugural conference with Strategic Police Managers, comprising of the rank of Commissioner and upward.


The statement read thus, "The Nigeria Police Force under my command, in its quest to stamp out violent crimes and their detrimental and debilitating effects on the security and safety of our society, will forge ahead to tackle the menace of crimes and criminality head on."

"This will be done with the establishment of a specialized Quick Intervention Squad which will comprise combat ready Police Mobile Force personnel with effective and enhanced training in crisis de-escalation and violent crime reduction strategies. 


"This will lead to a review of the engagement patterns of the Police Mobile Force in a bid to restore the days of glory of the Police Mobile Force as a punching arm of the Police," he said. 



The IG of the Police Force said that, his tenure in office would embrace innovation and technology as a powerful tools in fighting against crime. According to his speech, he said that the whole world is evolving at an unprecedented rate, and so the Force should adapt to the evolving landscape of crime. 


In addition, he said criminals were at present more sophisticated, more organised and more ruthless than ever before. The IGP made mention that the Nigeria Police would leverage cutting-edge tools, data analytics and intelligence networks to stay one step ahead of the criminals, seeking to disturb and disrupt the peace of the country. 


Egbetokun said that, this could be achieved through a robust and effective effective human and technical intelligence-gathering process to ensure the capacity of the personnel. 


"By harnessing the power of technology, we can make our streets safer, our investigations more efficient and our communities more resilient."


"We cannot afford to be reactive; we must be proactive in our approaches by equally collaborating with other security agencies, both domestic and international, to strengthen our intelligence network."


The IGP buttressed his speech by saying that, his administration would also make it a priority that there would be enhancement of the Nigeria Police Force training curriculum which would be based on special focus on attitudinal and behavioural changes for new recruits and a reorientation programme for those that are already in the Force.


IGP Egbetokun said the idea of it, was to further reshape the view of officers to the tenets of human rights, rule of law and citizen-focused policing. He said the new training curriculum would be produced with inbuilt tests, designed to weed out individuals with negative mentality and high tendency for violence from recruits. 


In continuation of his speech, he said that, during his administration the welfarism of the officers to ensure the availability of resources, training and support necessary to carry out their duties professionally will be one of his priorities. 


"To this end, my administration will intensify collaboration with relevant stakeholders for the resuscitation of the Police Officer Support Unit (POSU) of the Police Medical Services. This will serve as a confidential support and counselling facility for all Police officers."

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