The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has inaugurated the newly completed Nigeria Police Intelligence School, Share, Kwara State, signifying the birth of a bold new chapter in the evolution of the Nigeria Police Force.
Egbetokun said the Intelligence School will serve as a hub to train officers in modern intelligence techniques, equipping them with the prerequisite skills and knowledge necessary to effectively combat all forms of crime, terrorism, and other security threats.
The IIGP assured that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) would continually pursue strategies aimed at enhancing its intelligence capabilities and proactive community engagements to bridge the gap between the Police and the public.
He urged the public, as strategic stakeholders in security, to employ the use of CCTVs and other permissible technological devices to assist the police in its task of crime prevention and achieve a more secure society.
Egbetokun was accompanied by senior police officers, including the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Department and the Department of Logistics and Supply, DIGs Benjamin Okolo, and Adebola Hamzat, and the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a signed statement disclosed that during the commissioning, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, represented by the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Abubakar Bata, commended the IGP for the significant establishment in the State.
