In line with their sworn resolve at tackling headlong
security challenges such as terrorism, insurgency, kidnapping and other crimes
and criminalities besetting Nigeria and Pakistan, the Inspector-General of
Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar, and the Pakistani High Commissioner
to Nigeria pledged mutual collaboration and assistance to each other.
The IGP made this disclosure through CSP Frank Mba, the Force PRO, today at
the Force Headquarters Abuja during the courtesy visit of the Pakistani High
Commissioner, Lt. Gen (Rtd) Muhammed Ashraf Saleem to the IGP.
At the end of
the meeting, the IGP announced that the first batch of ten Nigeria Police
Officers will be leaving Nigeria to Pakistan for extensive training on
Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency as well as Bomb Diffusion and Disposal.
Similarly, the Pakistani Police personnel are also expected in Nigeria to
participate in specialized training at the Police Intelligence Institute.
It will be recalled that the IGP had just returned from
a-seven day working visit to Pakistan where he had engaged in serious security
discussions with Pakistani Police Chiefs and stakeholders on possible areas of
collaboration and areas of support for each other especially in the area of
capacity building, specialized training, intelligence sharing and exchange of
logistics.
Meanwhile, the High Commissioner has lauded this new
initiative, noting that both countries have similar challenges and therefore
must support each other.
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