Be Proactive in Tackling Crime, Northern Governors Charge Ag IGP

Seriki Adinoyi in Jos

The Northern Governors Forum has congratulated the acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba over his recent appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to pay attention to proactive measures in tackling crime in the country.

Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong in a statement said the appointment of Baba was well deserved considering his track record of diligent service to the nation across various police formations in the country.

The governors pledged to give him all the support he would require to succeed in providing the leadership for proactive policing that ‘deters crime, effectively tracks criminals and generally attracts the goodwill of the public.’

The forum said, “As Northern Governors, we remain committed to community policing and any other measure that will lead to securing our region which has been bedeviled by different forms of insecurity. We must work together to adopt new measures that will not only enable us to overcome these challenges, but also remain on top of the situation by preventing criminals from carrying out their nefarious activities.”

Lalong said northern governors were particularly concerned that the farming season was at hand and many farmers might be discouraged from cultivating their farms because of banditry, kidnapping and insurgency.
They urged him to ensure that farmers go back to their farms safe.