We Will Not Relent In Fighting Crimes, Insecurity In Nigeria- IGP

• Says As He Commends Officers On Achievements

The Nigeria Police Force, under the current leadership, will not relent in fighting crimes, criminality, and general state of insecurity to a standstill in the country, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, says.

IGP Baba acknowledged the achievements recorded so far via identification, trailing, and arrest of criminal suspects through actionable technical and human intelligence and tasked operatives to embrace effective intelligence gathering in the prevention of crime and criminal activities within the society.

In a statement issued on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adeobi, the IGP commended Oyo State Police Command and the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Squad (FIB-IRT) for their recent successes in crime-fighting achieved through the deployment of technologically advanced assets, improved police visibility, community-based and traditional policing methods.

“ The IGP specifically acknowledged the achievements recorded via identification, trailing, and arrest of criminal suspects through actionable technical and human intelligence including the arrest of six members of a notorious bank robbery gang after concluding plans to execute a bloody bank robbery attack on a new generation bank within the Ibadan metropolis in Oyo State.

“ Similarly, the FIB-IRT has successfully effected the arrest of 5 members of a fraud syndicate specialized in hacking into bank accounts of individuals and corporate bodies to steal monies. The suspects were apprehended while attempting to hack into a company’s account and steal the sum of 3.4 Billion Naira. The IRT Operatives equally arrested notorious arms dealers and two kidnap suspects in Kaduna leading to the release of two kidnapped victims in their custody, to mention a few.

“ He assured of his administration’s unflinching commitment to maximizing the operational, intelligence, and investigative capacities of the Force in curbing the spread of crime and criminality within the country.”