@Naija Politico

The task of chairing the Police Force having being conferred on Abubakar Adamu as the the Acting Inspector General of Police, he has been left him with no option but to pledge assurance to the Nigerian public.

Abubakar has pledged to tackle the nation’s socio-political and security challenges, particularly the problem of violent crimes like armed robbery, kidnapping and abduction rampart in the different regions of the country.

He also went further to pledge that the force under his command will maintain neutrality and fairness in carry out their official duties both before, during and after the upcoming 2019 general elections

“We know that there are security challenges that we need to tackle in the country like the issues of kidnapping, abduction and other security challenges.

“From the strategies put in place by the former IGP, we will re-strategize and make sure that we tackle these challenges squarely,’’ Abubakar added.

He also reiterated the fact that the force was committed to ensuring a hitch free general elections as he plans on building on the already existing strategies previously employed by his predecessor.

He has this to say “Adequate arrangement has been made to make sure that free and fair and credible elections take place in Nigeria.

“We are going to build up on the strategies put in place to make sure that we have hitch-free elections in the country.

“We are going to stick by the rules; we are going to do the right thing. We will not go outside the ethics of our job to do things that are untoward, everybody will be given level playing ground to play his or her politics,’’

Source: https://naijapolitico.com.ng/ag-igp-adamu-pledges-to-address-socio-political-challenges/