IGP urges UN Police Chiefs to formulate policies to promote sustainable peace & development globally

By Urube Peter, Abuja

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has admonished the United Nations chiefs of police (UNCOPs) to make policies that will promote sustainable peace and development amongst its member nations, and to render continuously necessary assistance towards improving policing system across the globe. This was during the 3rd United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) in the United States of America.

The IGP, on 1st of September, 2022, addressed the summit under the theme Fostering Sustainable Peace and Development through United Nations Policing where he called on the United Nations to make policies that will enhance, promote, sustained peace and development amongst its member nations, that will foster necessary assistance to improved policing system globally. He equally assured the Union of the Nigeria Police commitment to extending its manpower for effective peace operations where necessary.

According to Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Adejobi Muyiwa, the IGP seized the opportunity to visit and interact with the Under-Secretary-General, Department of Peace Operations, United Nations Headquarters, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, where they deliberated on many policing ideas as its affect the Nigeria Police Force and global security in general. Usman also made a courtesy call on the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Mrs. Amina J. Mohammad.

The Nigerian IGP took out time to visit Washington DC and consult with the Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Agency, a United States agency that has been supportive in the training and capacity building programmes of the Nigerian Police Force.

The event climax the third of its kind at the global platform that brings together Heads of Police Organizations from around the world to discuss ways of strengthening global security and addressing cross-border threats through the unifying power of national and United Nations policing. The UNCOPS is an illustration of inclusive multilateralism at work.

The Nigerian Police boss earlier promised and assured Nigerians of his commitment to harness all available means, both kinetic and non kinetic, to improve policing system in Nigeria with a view to curbing and suppressing crimes and criminality in Nigeria, and this forms the crux and fulcrum of his attendance at the summit.