In a bid to tackle the rising security challenge in the country, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the posting of Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to head the Intelligence Department of the Force at Zonal and State Commands nationwide.
In a statement on Tuesday, the IGP said the development is to further upscale the intelligence department of the Police Force.
The posting, Politics Nigeria understands, is premised on the zeal of the IGP to improve and enhance the effectiveness of the Intelligence Department.
According to him, the department plays a crucial role in addressing the crime rate in the country, in line with his vision statement of the Police Force.
“IGP has, however, tasked the newly appointed Senior Officers to deploy all intelligence-based assets in combating crimes and criminality in their respective areas of responsibility,” the IGO said.
“He has further charged them to entrench professionalism and apply their wealth of experience in the course of discharging their duties towards strengthening the already existing intelligence architecture of the Force”.
According to the statement, the posting takes immediate effect.
