The Nigeria Police has begun the overhauling and downsizing of its mobile force in a bid to professionalise it, Hafiz Ringim, the Inspector General of Police, has said.
Ringim announced this on Wednesday at his maiden conference with senior police officers.
He said he had directed the immediate disbandment of the multiple crime squads in the country due to their inefficiency.
Ringim also said the Federal Highway and Border Patrol Teams as well as Surveillance, Intelligence and Anti-robbery Units would soon be re-structured for proactive policing.
He expressed regret that the Police Mobile Force had compromised its traditional role of serving as the operational ``punching arm`` in dealing with tasking and riotous situations.
Ringim said when he assumed duty, the relatively subdued restiveness in the Niger Delta, Boko Haram’s renewed rampage and killings in Plateau State were some of the problem that needed urgent attention.
He said kidnapping frenzy in the South East and the structural flaws in the police were some of the issues that also called for urgent attention.
Ringim charged the senior officers to review their supervisory mechanisms to ensure that the police become an embodiment of respect for human dignity and professionalism in line with best practices.
Ringim said proactive measures were more pertinent now, especially as preparations for the 2011 elections were unfolding.
Ringim stressed the need to build institutional capacity anchored on collective commitment of officers and men of the force, assuring them that welfare and motivation would be given priority.
He however, warned that the police would compulsorily retire any personnel who failed to pass prescribed promotion examination after two attempts.
The 12 newly elevated Commissioners of Police were decorated with their new ranks of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police during the conference.
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