Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has warned that the police would no longer tolerate attacks on its stations and personnel by criminals and terrorists.
Abubakar gave the warning during the graduation ceremony of 11 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) at the Centre for Management Development, Lagos.
``Our particular worry is the increasing number of attacks on police stations; the increasing number of police officers being killed in line of duty is a cause for concern.
"The force will no longer tolerate this development.
“As effective managers, you are to immediately embark on musketry training and retraining for all ranks,'' he said.
He directed the AIGs to provide adequate security to all police stations and barracks in their areas of operation.
Abubakar also directed them to deploy all available resources to reduce crime and to revamp their intelligence gathering machinery to checkmate criminals.
On the essence of the course he said, ``As Executive Managers, care has been taken to ensure that this course prepares you for new challenges.''
He also said the two-week "Leadership and Strategic Management" course was part of the programme for the transformation of the police into a more effective, efficient and responsive organisation.
``It also provides you with the necessary tools to understand and properly interpret government/force policies on matters affecting national security.
``This is in addition to other confidence building measures such as weekly lectures, riot drill and bare practice.
``Our goal is to ensure that the members of the force are made more competent, more confident and more efficient in the art and science of modern policing,” he added.
The acting IGP noted that the rapid changes in security issues in the country had placed additional burden on the organisation to ensure the security of lives and property of all Nigerians.
He particularly said recent agitations by groups, including religious organisations, had heightened the need for the police ``to mentally and professionally police the nation''.
Abubakar assured that the Police Force was working with the Police Service Commission to ensure prompt promotions of police personnel without undue delay.
He warned officers and men of the force against corruption, saying any one caught would not be spared.
The AIGs were among the newly promoted officers who would be posted to different zones in the country.
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