By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is deepening strategic collaboration with Interpol to strengthen regional security.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a statement said, the collaboration was in the areas of intelligence sharing, operational coordination, and capacity-building initiatives across borders.
This, he said, was evidenced by the recent high-level meeting in France attended by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, alongside the President of INTERPOL, Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates, the INTERPOL Vice-President for Africa, AIG Garba Baba Umar (Rtd.), and the Secretary General Dr. Jurgen Stock on the 27th April 2024, where the IGP discussed key partnerships to tackle transnational organized crime.
The statement said, other African leaders who were present at the meeting include chiefs of Police from East Africa, North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa, and top officers at the secretariat of Interpol.
The IGP, according to the statement, noted that the exchange of expertise, experience, and networks between INTERPOL and the Nigeria Police would reflect a concerted approach to address criminal activities such as cybercrime, human trafficking, drug trafficking, and kidnapping in the African region.
