The Nigeria Police Force days, in the last one month, a review of the monthly Major Crimes Returns table revealed a significantly positive outlook – a drop in the Major Crimes reported, which stood at 416 compared with 734 and 530 for the months of May and June respectively.
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, disclosed this today, 23rd July, 2024 at the emergency conference with Strategic Police Managers which was held at Goodluck Jonathan Peace Keeping Hall, Abuja.
IGP Egbetokun revealed that the Nigeria police Force recorded remarkable successes in the fight against criminalities in the last one month manifesting in the arrest of a total of 1,284 suspects nationwide. They also recovered 284 firearms, 6,702 ammunition, 107 vehicles, and rescued 97 kidnapping victims.
He added that undoubtedly, the results achieved by NPF men and officers within the past months have accentuated the stability of the internal security order of the country. This is clearly evidenced by the steady decline of crime rates over the past few months.
IGP Egbetokun thanked Nigerians for their support and commend NPF personnel for delivering excellent policing services to the nation, despite various challenges.
While commending their dedication and accomplishments, he used the opportunity to reiterate the commitment of his leadership to personnel wellbeing.
"We recognize the hard work and sacrifices that you make and we are committed to ensuring that your welfare is prioritized. I equally wish to assure you of the unrelenting commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR to enhanced welfare for Police Officers.
"A new welfare program is being put together for the benefit of Police officers. These include the provision of affordable housing and enhanced insurance scheme, a new welfare provision for family members of deceased police officers who lost their lives in line of duty, and others which details will be unfolded soon."he stressed.
The emergency conference with Strategic Police Managers was organised to assess the nation's security situation and review NPF operational strategies to address emerging critical internal security issues in the country.