A
counter-kidnapping workshop has been declared open at the Police Force
headquarters in Abuja by the Inspector General of Police, Solomon
Arase.
The
seminar was the brainchild of the British High Commission, with the
trainers drawn from United Kingdom Anti-kidnapping Agency and the Swiss
Crisis Management Unit.
Arase said it will help the Nigeria Police Force on efforts at addressing the current security challenges in the country.
Speaking
at the occasion, the IGP stated that the training programme was being
organised to boost the capabilities of the Nigeria Police particularly
now that the country is battling the menace of kidnapping across the
country.
The
IGP, while restating his commitment to continue to drive reforms and
strategic transformation of the Force in order to reposition for
efficiency and effectiveness in its service delivery, advised against
payment of ransom to kidnappers by victims’ families.
The
facilitators led by John Branney of the National Crime Agency – UK and
Matthias Herter of Swiss Crisis Management Unit promised to deliver the
training using United Nation’s kidnap manual which is used in Europe and
other parts of the world, adding that the workshop will benefit the
Nigeria Police Force tremendously.
The workshop will end on Friday.
Source: The News
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