The Minister of Police Affairs, Dr. Mohammad Maigari Dingyadi has charged stakeholders to deliberate on strategies to shore up the internally generated
With prevailing realities nationwide, any support to the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) would certainly be a great step in the right direction. Indeed, with the increasing anti-police manifestations by gunmen and other protesters alone, the NPF would be greatly encouraged with any initiative that would help its operations.
Hence, federal government’s recent adoption of the West African Police Information System programme (WAPIS) of the Economic Community of West African States has been described as a very laudable step in providing required support to boost the capacity and capability of the police personnel in the country.
WAPIS is the West African Police Information System programme of the ECOWAS, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL).