In continuation of the nation’s avowed commitment to global and regional peace and security, the Nigeria Police high command on Tuesday deployed yet again three contingents of the Formed Police Unit, made up of 400 police personnel, in support of the United Nations Mission in Liberia and the African Union’s United Nations’ Hybrid operation in Dafur.
During the pre-deployment and competence demonstration exercise, which took place at the Parade Ground of the Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, noted that the Nigeria Police contingents are currently on international peacekeeping assignments in nine countries, namely: Cote D’voire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Sierra-Leone, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.
Abubakar assured the present contingents that the police authorities have made ample provision for their welfare, material and logistics support and charged them to be good ambassadors of the Nigeria Police Force and the nation at large.
The high point of the occasion was the tactical demonstration by the police contingents on operational skills and tactics on crowd/riots control and other ancillary policing strategies in line with global best practices in policing and the UN standards.
Also in attendance were Rof Ree, the Norwegian ambassador to Nigeria; members of the Police Management Team; senior police and military officers, including the Nigeria Defence Attachee to China, Brigadier General Aliyu, members of the Diplomatic Corp and the press.
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