Inspector-General
of Police, Ag. IGP Suleiman Abba NPM, mni, today, August 20, 2014 at Force
Headquarters, Abuja, received the US Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency,
James F. Entwistle.
The US
Ambassador congratulated the Ag. IGP on his new appointment as the Police Boss
and thanked the Nigeria Police Force for its high level of co-operation and
huge partnership with the US Embassy in Nigeria.
The
Ambassador thereafter presented High tech Bomb disposal robots/equipment to the
Nigeria Police Force. He also reassured the Ag. IGP that his country will
continue to render relevant supports to the Force in the areas of training and
security cooperation.
The IGP,
while responding, appreciated the Ambassador’s courtesy visit and thanked the
US government for assisting the Nigeria Police Force in areas of investigation,
management of scene of crime as well as position of equipment.
Describing
the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) executed by the Nigeria Police Force and
the US government recently as a huge partnership that will improve and
modernize Police training in Nigeria, the IGP restated his commitment to
continue to drive reforms and transformation of the Force in order to reposition
the Force for better service delivery and promised that the newly donated
equipment would be put to effective use.