He said the present police authorities have taken measures to rebuild the confidence of the people in the force, stressing that it is also determined to build police force that will respect and protect the people as well as take seriously the security challenges confronting the country.
Abubakar, who spoke while paying a courtesy visit to the Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko urged police officers to protest lives of the citizenry.
The IGP said that he was in the state as part of his nationwide tour to sensitize the officers and men of the force on its new policy directions.
Abubakar also assured that security agents would not relent in tackling the nation’s security challenges, noting that huge recovery of arms and ammunition and arrest of some suspects in connection with security threats have been made.
Mimiko in his remarks attributed the prevailing peace in the state to the synergy between government and security agencies, promising to assist in training of security operatives outside the country.
Gunmen kill police Inspector, teenager in Sokoto
Gunmen on Wednesday shot dead a Police Inspector attached to the Government House in Sokoto, Sa'idu Aliyu.
The hoodlums shot the policeman at a Mosque opposite the Marina Police barracks in the metropolis shortly after the early morning prayers.
The attackers also shot dead a teenage boy who was sleeping in a shop near the scene of the incident.
The remains of the late policeman and the boy had been deposited at the morgue of the Uthman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto.
The Police Commissioner in the state, Aliyu Musa, confirmed the incident, saying: ``I am going to the hospital to have a firsthand look at the corpses.
``We will continue with our investigations to get to the root of the matter. We will surely apprehend the fleeing gunmen,'' he added.
Armed mobile policemen have cordoned off the affected area, blocking the road leading to the police station.
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