https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y737bGrslmQ

Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has vowed to make community policing work as he assumed office at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

He stated this on Wednesday when he officially took over the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force from retired IGP Usman Baba.

IGP Egbetokun warned police officers that he won’t tolerate abuse of office, corruption and misconduct, saying commensurate stiff punishment await erring officers.

The new police boss also said he will, in the coming days and months, unveil his strategies and tactics to secure the country and protect Nigerians from all forms of security challenges including banditry and gunmen attacks.

IGP Egbetokun said the salaries of constables recruited sometimes ago are already being looked into and the salaries, arrears and allowances will be paid by month end.

According to him, every law-abiding citizen will be brought on board in the fight against crime under his watch. The new police chief stressed that human intelligence garnered from communities would be used alongside technical gathering of information to curb crimes.

“Apart from technical intelligence, we are also going to rely so much on human intelligence available in our communities. We are going to be proactive in our approach to solving our community problems,” he said.

Quest For Community Policing

As banditry, vicious herdsmen attacks, killings and abductions increase in Nigeria in the last couple of years, some state government and socio-political groups like the Afenifere and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo had clamoured for community policing to tackle peculiar security challenges in the localities. Prior to the 2023 elections, the groups also called for constitutional review to allow devolution of powers and decentralised policing system.

In 2020, six states in the South-West geopolitical zone jointly formed a regional security operation code-named Operation Amotekun, which has since been backed by law and operational in Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun and Osun states. Also, in 2021, five South-East state governments formed Ebube Agu and the regional security outfit has since been operationalised just as the Benue State Government in 2022 launched the Benue Guards.

However, lack of arms licence for the men of these state-owned security have been said to hamper their effectiveness even as calls grow for the police to let them bear assault rifles like AK-47.

As part of its efforts to make community policing work, the administration of then President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2020 approved the sum of N13.3bn for the take-off of community policing initiative across the country but some challenges have encumbered the implementation of the initiative.

‘Challenges Will Be Addressed’

Acknowledging the challenges in the implementation of the initiative, the new IGP said they would be resolved and community policing is going to work.

IGP Egbetokun said, “On community policing, there is a lot that we are going to do differently in the implementation of the community policing strategies that we are operating presently.

“I discussed that with the retiring IG, my predecessor just before we came here and he told me all the problems we are facing with the implementation of the community policing strategies. We are not going to set it aside, we are going to continue with it but we are going to review a lot of things. We are going to make it work.”

Source- https://www.channelstv.com/2023/06/21/i-will-make-community-policing-work-igp-egbetokun-vows/

Good one

We need talk and do right now in Nigeria.

Just appoint indigene as commissioner in their states and not Fulani policing my state as a commissioner before community policing can work. Just my little advice.

It is long overdue. In fact we are overripe for community policing. It is for our collective best interest.

State police is the way forward. EFCC can be remodelled to Federal police much like the FBI in America.

We'll see...
Why is this sounding like a manifesto...
Oga u're already in . Start work

Akpangbo:
Just appoint indigene as commissioner in their states and not Fulani policing my state as a commissioner before community policing can work. Just my little advice.

exactly

No need to shalaye!!!








We believe you!!!

Ashiwaju’s instincts do not fail.

You have been appointed by him Ashiwaju the lion of bourdillion because you are believed to be the best.

Go ye into the world and be fruitful.

Good 👍

Yinmu

Just do it

Damnnn niggar

This guy talks too much

Hit the ground running already..: shoot first, then talk later.

Get your guys off the roads first and stop them from illegal road blocks and police brutality.

Akpangbo:
Just appoint indigene as commissioner in their states and not Fulani policing my state as a commissioner before community policing can work. Just my little advice.

IBB did this in 1991.
Posted all Policemen back to their states to secure it. Criminality dropped drastically.

Good move sir, this will help reduce insecurities in rural areas

Very very good

Talk is cheap. Mr man, you are not the first person to wish for state police. Just because you wish for it doesn't mean you will be able to make it happen.

For one, your boss Tinubu will not allow it, as state policing will reduce the control federal govt has over police in the 36 states.

‘Nigeria will be known for corruption worldwide but the tide will turn and Nigeria will also be known for righteousness worldwide. Many shall take hold of him that is a Nigerian, saying, “We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’*—A prophecy declared by S. G. Elton

MrNotAgain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y737bGrslmQ



Source- https://www.channelstv.com/2023/06/21/i-will-make-community-policing-work-igp-egbetokun-vows/

Alaye calm down, your officers are corrupt, the force is corruption since 1818, ur initial gragra can't change anything. 100 naira langua na sure tin

Sigh... Can you guys just start working and allow us see the results?!!

Every sector is just making promises!

toyinjimoh:
Good move sir, this will help reduce insecurities in rural areas

stop adding sir, the force is corrupt since 1840 AD, this initial gragra will lead to nothing

Initial gragra don start, just the matter of time you will find yourself in efcc custody....

Please don’t empower and equip criminals in the name of community policing cos I know how community behaves with power - None indigene wahala

Initial garagara..once the reality sets in that he is finally allowed to eat from the national cake..we will hear less of noise.