Kano -The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase, has pledged to continue to accord priority attention to the welfare of officers and men of the Nigeria Police.
Arase gave the assurance at a one day security meeting organised by the Nigeria Police Force Zone 1, Kano, on Thursday.
Represented by the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG), Alhaji Tambari Yabo, Arase said that improvement in the welfare of the policemen was necessary to boost their morale.
According to him, training and retraining of policemen will also be given the necessary attention, to enhance their productivity.
‘’Increase in the welfare of staff will boost their morale while training, through capacity building, will enhance their performance.’’
He restated the commitment of the force toward tackling the various security challenges in the country.
‘’The Police have been doing their best in tackling the security challenges and will continue to do more,’’ the inspector-general said.
In his remark, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, said that the state government had established a Security Trust Fund to support various security agencies in the state.
‘’The Security Trust Fund law has been enacted and very soon, the fund will be launched in the state.
According to him, the fund will be funded by the state government, corporate organisations and other wealthy individuals.
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He said that when operational, the fund would assist the state government to support security agents to facilitate their work.
Also speaking, a former I-G, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, urged the police to take their rightful place in the present administration’s anti-corruption and anti-terrorism drive.
This, he said, had become necessary in order to achieve the desired objectives.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports traditional rulers, academicians and police commissioners from Kano Katsina and Jigawa states which make up zone 1 of the force, attended the meeting. (NAN)