Four former Inspectors-General of Police, on Wednesday in Abuja, met with the current IGP, Usman Baba-Alkali and the hierarchy of the Nigeria Police Force to chart a way towards helping the force tackle contemporary security challenges.
The meeting, which was attended by ex-IGPs Sunday Ehindero, Ogbonna Onovo, Mike Okiro and the incumbent chairman, Police Trust Fund, Suleiman Abba, was facilitated by the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase.
Speaking on behalf of the group, Ehindero said the meeting became imperative in the light of the issues affecting the PSC and the Force.
“The IGP and the retired IGPs had a meeting and we deliberated on the contemporary problems of the police,” he said.
“During the meeting, we looked at the contemporary issues and challenges facing the Nigeria Police. We think very strongly that the IGP and the retired IGPs should make their voices vocal on contemporary issues.
“We should be able to support the IGP with our views. On the whole, I think the problems that we are having in the country but political, social, and economic are a passing phase for the police,” Ehindero said.
Baba-Alkali who also addressed newsmen, said crime prevention was a very dynamic issue that requires a dynamic approach, hence he welcomed the intervention of his predecessors.
He further promised that going forward, there would be synergy between the NPF and the PSC in terms of appointments, recruitments, disciplining and promotion of officers in a very acceptable manner and with the laid down process.