ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Police Force says it is deepening strategic collaboration with Interpol to strengthen intelligence sharing, operational coordination, and capacity-building initiatives across borders.
A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun recently attended a high-level meeting in France in this regard alongside the President of INTERPOL, Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates, the INTERPOL Vice-President for Africa, AIG Garba Baba Umar (Rtd.), and the Secretary-General Dr. Jurgen Stock.
The meeting, according to the statement was also attended by the chiefs of Police from East Africa, North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa.
This is in addition to top officers at the secretariat of Interpol.
According to the statement, the IGP noted that the exchange of expertise, experience, and networks between INTERPOL and the Nigeria Police would reflect a concerted approach to address criminal activities such as cybercrime, human trafficking, drug trafficking, and kidnapping in the African region.
The meeting also allowed participants to discuss ways of leveraging INTERPOL’s extensive resources to combat transnational organized crime, particularly in Nigeria and the broader West African region.
An earlier statement by the NPF quoted the IGP as emphasizing the importance of collective efforts in addressing security challenges across borders.
“He also expressed the readiness of the Nigeria Police Force to leverage on its strengths, partner with other police services, and elaborate it’s e-policing capabilities to crack down on all forms of organized crime networks in Nigeria and across it’s borders,” the statement said.
