The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday said the security agency and the Nigerian Senate have agreed to work together to ensure a safe country.
He said this in a chat with newsmen after the session with Senators at the Red Chamber.
Adamu said: “A lot of the strategies that we put in place are working.
“And then we have reviewed the strategies and what we are putting again in order to mitigate some of the challenges that emerged.
“And they have appreciated what we presented and also they gave suggestions as to how to enhance the strategies that we said we are deploying.”
Adamu corroborated that the Senate had agreed to support the police “in every aspect that we need in order to do our job to make the country secure.”
On whether an ultimatum was given to him on ending the challenge, he said: “No, there is no any ultimatum.’’
According to him, policing is dynamic and you cannot give ultimatum as to dealing with a crime.
On whether he was satisfied with the total workforce in the police at present, the I-G said: “The number of personnel we have, as you know, can never be enough, but the government is doing its best.
“Every year, we are recruiting more policemen. At least this year, we have about 10, 000 officers again to recruit.
“So the number is growing and very soon, we will meet up with the required number that is needed for us to deploy and fight crime”.
