The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday said the force had commenced the process of implementing the Community Policing initiative.
He said 40,000 Community Policing Officers would be engaged in the interim to serve as special constables.

Adamu, who said this at the monthly IG conference with senior police officers in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that the strategies being implemented to address insecurity across the country were yielding fruits.
He pointed out that between January and July, 4,187 high profile suspects had been arrested nationwide.

This, he said, included 1,629 armed robbery suspects, 1,053 suspected kidnappers, 1,023 cultists and 482 murder suspects.

In addition, he disclosed that 1,181 firearms including improvised explosive devices and rocket launchers were recovered during police operations within the same period.

Adamu added that 389 stolen vehicles were also recovered from criminal elements, while 506 kidnapped victims were rescued, including the 300 hostages that were freed in Zamfara State.

In order to sustain the momentum, the IG said his administration had commenced the process of implementing the Community Policing initiative, noting that 40,000 CPOs would be engaged in the interim to serve as special constables.

Adamu stated, “The CPOs will be recruited from within the communities where the prospective applicants reside and average of 50 CPOs are to be engaged in each of the 774 local government areas.
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