Committee Of Retired IGPs Pays Solidarity Visit To IGP Egbetokun
The Committee of Retired Inspectors-General of Police, on Tuesday, paid a solidarity visit to the incumbent Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, at the Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House. At a meeting with the IGP, they reaffirmed unity and continuity in the Nigeria Police Force.
Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Ag. ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement indicated that the meeting was attended by members of the Force Management Team, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, AIGs, Commissioners of Police and other senior officers.
The FPRO disclsoed that retired IGPs present at the meeting include IGP Aliyu Attah, rtd; IGP Sunday Ehindero, rtd; IGP Mike Okiro; IGP Ogbonna Onovo; IGP Suleiman Abba, and IGP M.D. Abubakar.
IGP Kayode Egbetokun outlined the reforms achieved in the past two years. They include upgrading the Intelligence Unit to a Department, elevating the Legal and Medical Units to Directorates, expanding Police Mobile Force Squadrons from 74 to 80, creating new Area Commands and Divisions, and establishing the Special Intervention Squad.
The IGP emphasised merit-based promotions, with over 141,000 officers elevated, and compulsory ethics training to strengthen professionalism amongst others.
IGP M.D. Abubakar, on behalf pf others, commended the incumbent’s progress. He encouraged him to sustain the momentum, and called on officers of the Force to support the IGP in his reform-oriented initiatives.
According to Hundeyin, "the meeting underscored collaboration across generations of police leadership, with a shared commitment to building a modern, trusted, and capable Nigeria Police Force."