The Ministry of Police Affairs has called for the deployment of modern technology, as well as Artificial Intelligence (AI) in data management to support the fight against crime and criminality in the country.
In a communique issued at the end of the 2-day retreat for top management staff of the ministry, it also called for a legislative backing and policy documents to strengthen the mandate of the ministry to enable seamless facilitation, coordination, and effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force.
Earlier, while declaring the retreat open in Abuja, the minister of police affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam stated that the two-day management retreat aims at inspiring a collective commitment to align efforts of the ministerial mandate towards the realisation of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, which has a vision for a renewed and highly effective Nigeria Police Force.
Also, the minister of State Ministry of Police Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim stated that the challenges Nigeria Police Force was facing today which is affecting its efficient service delivery to Nigerians was as a result of decades of neglect.
She explained that the Nigeria Police Force find itself at a critical juncture, and currently struggling with the consequences of decades of neglect that have hindered its ability to fulfil its constitutional mandate, adding that the ministry of Police Affairs has also not been spared of this challenge.
She expressed optimism that given President Tinubu‘s commitment towards reforming the Nigeria Police Force for better service delivery, the ministry is now positioned at the forefront of the Police transformation agenda, and that it must rise to the challenge.
“The ministry must bear this weighty responsibility of ensuring coordination and creating the enabling frameworks to steer the Nigeria Police Force towards improved technical and operational effectiveness,” she emphasized.
Participants at the retreat reinforced the significance of local, regional, and global synergy in tackling insecurity and criminality and the need for the introduction of democratic policing with emphasis on the rule of law, human rights, community policing, and citizens’ engagement in the process.
