The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has joined his counterparts across the globe at the 3rd United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) in the United States of America.
The event, which is the third of its kind, is a global platform that brings together Heads of Police Organizations from around the globe to discuss ways of strengthening global security and addressing cross-border threats through the unifying power of national and United Nations policing. The UNCOPS is an illustration of inclusive multilateralism at work.
The IGP, on Thursday, addressed the summit under a theme titled: “Fostering Sustainable Peace and Development through United Nations Policing”,  where he admonished the UN  to make policies that will promote sustainable peace and development amongst its member nations, and continuously render necessary assistance towards improved policing system across the globe.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi, also quoted the IGP as assuring the Nigeria Police commitment to extending its manpower for effective peace operations where necessary.
He added that the IGP also  seized the opportunity to meet with and engage the Under-Secretary-General, Department of Peace Operations, United Nations Headquarters, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, where they deliberated on many policing ideas as they affect the Nigeria Police Force and global security in general.
Adejobi further stated that the IGP also met with the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Â Mrs. Amina Mohammad on Thursday.
The statement reads in part, “As a round-off on the summit, the IGP will be visiting Washington DC on Friday to meet with the Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Agency, a United States agency that has been supportive in the training and capacity building programmes of the NPF.
“The Inspector-General of Police has earlier promised and assured Nigerians of his commitment to harness all available means, both kinetic and non kinetic, to improve policing system in Nigeria with a view to curbing and suppressing crimes and criminality in Nigeria, and this forms the crux and fulcrum of his attendance at the summit”.
