The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has said the
time has come for police officers to take over liberated areas in the
North-East from the military as part of measures to restore peace and normalcy
in the region.
Speaking at a roundtable meeting with strategic stakeholders
on security in the North-East on Thursday in Abuja, Arase said with the
increasing successes of the military, the time had come for the police to play
its lead role in restoring civil authority in the war-torn areas.
He said, “I want to state that the unstable situation and
wide range conflict created in the North-East has greatly denied citizens in
the affected areas of the security which they constitutionally deserved to
enjoy and it is for this reason that the Nigeria Police Force is evolving
operational strategies that will lead to the restoration of police primacy and
restoration of civil authority in the North-East. Of course, I will not just post Police personnel to the
North-East without first ensuring their safety and provision of adequate
welfare. That is why we have already sent the Deputy Inspector-General of
Police, Operations to go beforehand and
ensure adequate preparations towards the taking over of the place by the
Police,” he said.
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