policing

Amotekun: APC Govs Reach Consensus On Community Policing

January 25, 2020 7:14 am

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are reaching consensus regarding the best strategy for tackling insecurity in their respective states.

Many of the Governors are also settling for “Community Policing”, according Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State.

Lalong disclosed this, Friday, in Abuja during the first quarterly meeting of the Governance Programme Steering Committee of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF.

The Governor, who is also the Chairman, Northern Governors’ Forum spoke to newsmen in his capacity as Co-Chairman of the governance steering committee.

According to him, the committee aims to develop a Common Policy Framework

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Modern Policing No Longer Driven By Brute Force – IGP

November 13, 2019 11:22 am

Inspectors General of Police(AIG), have been decorated with their ranks with a warning that modern policing is no longer driven by application of brute force.

The Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mohammed Adamu, who gave the warning, said modern policing involves the deployment of intellect, respect for extant laws, civility to citizens, knowledge, and sound professional judgement.

Adamu, spoke at a ceremony held to decorate the officers with their new ranks held at the force headquarters in Abuja.

The police boss while noting that crime has become more dynamic and increasingly complex phenomenon, said “the engagement of community-driven, intelligence-led and technology-guided …