Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has vowed to reorganise police operations across Nigeria to reduce insecurity to the barest minimum.
He spoke on Thursday to State House Correspondents shortly after he was confirmed as the substantive IGP by the Police Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the presidential villa, Abuja.
Adamu, who described policing as tough, assured that the police under him will redouble its efforts to make the country crime free.
The IGP when asked what his appointment meant to the police, he said: “What it means for us that we have been given a though task to make sure that we provide security within the country and make the country crime free, which means that we have re-double our efforts.
“Whatever strategy we have put in place, we have to look at it, and re-strategize day in, day out to make sure that the insecurity in the country goes down to the barest minimum.”
Speaking on what it will take to reduce insecurity especially in the North West, Adamu said, “As I told you, we have to look at our strategy and re-strategize and also look at our personnel to re-organise the way our system is structured, identify the right personnel in the right places to have them do the job.
“So, it requires re-strategizing for us to be able to dig deep into what is happening in the North West so as to deal with the situation squarely.
“I think the security agencies within the country are capable of dealing with the situation. What we need to do is just to re-strategize and then face the criminals squarely.”
