The Assistant Inspector General of Police, in charge of zone 7 Police Command, AIG Kayode Egbetokun has charged Police officers to do more on intelligence gathering ahead of the 2023 general elections.
He gave the hint during his familiarization visit to Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Wednesday.
Egbetokun said Police as strategic managers of providing adequate security for election must brace up for the task.
He said, “Aside from being the lead agency in internal security, the Nigeria Police Force is also the lead agency in election security management as stipulated in the relevant sections of the Electoral Act 2020.
“There is room for improvement. Modern policing is intelligence-led, community-based and technology-driven. We must therefore work harder to enhance our intelligence capacity.
“We must improve on visibility policing. The recent deployment of newly passed out recruit constables is a big boost in this regard.
“We must sustain strategic partnership with other security agencies and other stakeholders.”
“The FCT administration recently assisted the command with twenty brand new operational vehicles fitted with communication gadgets we must reciprocate this gesture by discharging our duties professionally, responsibly and scaling up our service delivery.” he said.
