The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Kayode Egbetokun, has said the police would work more on intelligence gathering towards security for the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Egbetokun made the revelation during his familiarisation visit with the Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Wednesday.
Egbetokun said, “Aside from being the lead agency in internal security, the NPF is also the lead agency in election security management as stipulated in the relevant sections of the Electoral Act, 2020. “We must improve on visibility policing. The recent deployment of newly passed out recruit constables is a big boost in this regard. We must sustain strategic partnership with other security agencies and other stakeholders.”
He added, “The FCT administration recently assisted the command with 20 new operational vehicles fitted with communication gadgets we must reciprocate this gesture by discharging our duties professionally, responsibly and scaling up our service delivery.
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