In continuation of the Nation’s
avowed commitment to global and regional peace and security, the Nigeria Police
High Command has, Tuesday, deployed yet again, three contingents of the Formed
Police Unit (FPU) made up of 400 police personnel in support of the United
Nations (UN) mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the African Union – United Nations’
Hybrid operation in Dafur (UNAMID).
During the pre-deployment and
competence demonstration exercise which took place at the Parade Ground of the
Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja, the Inspector-General of Police,
IGP MD Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni, psc noted that the Nigeria Police
contingents are currently on international peacekeeping assignments in nine (9)
countries, notably: Cote D’voire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea Bissau,
Haiti, Liberia, Sierra-Leone, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. He assured the
present contingents that the Police Authorities have made ample provision for
their welfare, material and logistics support and charged them to be good
ambassadors of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nation at large.
The high point of the occasion was
the tactical demonstration by the Police Contingents on operational skills
and tactics on Crowd/Riots Control and other ancillary policing strategies in
line with global best practices in policing and the UN standards. Also in
attendance were: His Excellency, Mr. Rof Ree, the Norwegian ambassador to
Nigeria, members of the Police Management Team, Senior Police and Military
Officers, including the Nigeria Defence Attachee to China, Brig. General Aliyu,
members of the Diplomatic Corp and the press.
CSP FRANK E. MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
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