IGP orders tight security around schools, hospitals, public assets

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate deployment of security operatives to all schools, hospitals, and critical national infrastructure across the country.

This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi.

Baba also ordered regular patrols, stop-and-search, raids, and show of force by tactical commanders to clamp down on crime and criminality in some states of the federation.

The IGP gave the directive while reviewing the general security situation across the country in reports filed by police commands and formations.

He called on strategic police managers at various levels to prioritise the use of intelligence gathering, particularly traditional and local intelligence to locate criminals’ hideouts and flush them out.

Baba urged all police officers to be on the offensive and take the fight against crime to the doorposts of suspected criminals, including bushes and uncompleted buildings.

He further called on the officers to profile suspects and charge those found wanting to courts accordingly.

The IGP, however, enjoined Nigerians to cooperate with the police, saying many police operatives would be seen at strategic areas, routes, and communities, adding that the development was to suppress the antics and criminal activities of criminals.

Baba also warned police officers to be civil, professional, and humane in the discharge of their duties.

Baba pledged the commitment of the police to the protection of lives and property by decimating criminal elements that target schools, hospitals, and other critical national infrastructure.

The Star