IG urges adequate funding of police

Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Monday called for adequate funding of the Nigeria Police to ensure operational efficiency.

Arase made the call at National Security Conference on, Community Partnership Approach to Internal Security and Crime Management organised by Police and Sun newspapers, in Abuja.

He said it was only through adequate funding that the huge logistic demand of the police can be met.

Arase noted that modern policing was a cost-intensive venture of which the benefits far outweigh the value of budgetary investment.


“Through effective funding, the welfare needs of police personnel will be met and the challenge of corruption that has eroded professionalism and public respect for police will be addressed,” he said.

He called for the resuscitation and passage of the Bill on Police Trust Fund pending before the National Assembly to give effect to public-police partnership.

The bill seeks to tax corporate entities to complement the Federal Government in funding the police.

Arase maintained that if passed, the funding challenges of the police would have been addressed on a sustainable basis.

He said the security challenges in the country and inadequate manpower would be best addressed through citizens-driven policing model.

“This model will address the manpower deficiency challenge in the Nigeria Police as every citizen plays the role of a police officer,” he said.

In a key note address, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, advised President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute all those found guilty of corruption.

(NAN)