The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has urged Nigerians, as strategic stakeholders in security, to employ the use of CCTVs and other permissible technological devices to assist the police in its task of crime prevention and achieve a more secure society.

Egbetokun said this today 17th April, 2025, at the Maiden CPSS Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture of the Al-Hikmah University Centre for Peace and Security Studies (CPSS), Kwara State, where he delivered a lecture paper titled “Effective Policing of Nigeria Sustainable Peace and Development: Role of Stakeholders” as its first ever Guest Lecturer in the series.

The IGP, while appreciating the host community for the school, promised that it would operate at maximum functionality with immediate effect.

As part of his robust lecture, the IGP emphasized that security transcends the use of kinetic and non-kinetic approaches, and involves environmental, economic, human, and food security, amongst others.

IGP Egbetokun also reiterated the need for a proactive, intelligence-led, and community-oriented approach to policing, further highlighting the importance of continuous training, capacity building, and adoption of modern technologies to effectively address the evolving security challenges facing the nation, stressing the significance of collaboration between the police, academic institutions, and communities in fostering a safe and secure environment for all citizens

The Inspector-General of Police hereby assures that the Nigeria Police Force will continually pursue strategies aimed at enhancing its intelligence capabilities and proactive community engagements to bridge the schism between the Police and members of the public. 

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, accompanied by senior police officers, including the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Department and the Department of Logistics and Supply, DIGs Benjamin Nebeolisa Okolo, fdc, and Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, fdc, and the Commissioner of Police in charge of Kwara State, CP Ojo Adekimi, commissioned a newly completed Nigeria Police Intelligence School, Share, Kwara State, today April 17th 2025, signifying the birth of a bold new chapter in the evolution of the Nigeria Police Force.

According to the Force public relations officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said in a press statement that during the commissioning, the Executive Governor of Kwara State, His Excellency Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, CON, represented by the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Honourable Abubakar Abdullahi Bata, commended the IGP for this significant establishment in the State, which evidences the IGP’s passion to leverage intelligence gathering, analysis, and dissemination capabilities in the Nigeria Police to decimate crimes and criminality.

The Intelligence School will serve as a hub to train officers in modern intelligence techniques, equipping them with the prerequisite skills and knowledge necessary to effectively combat all forms of crime, terrorism, and other security threats. 

The School, which will be open to members of other security and intelligence agencies, will offer training programs in areas such as intelligence analysis, cybercrime investigation, forensic science, and counter-terrorism strategies as part of its curriculum. The IGP, while appreciating the host community for the school, promised that it would operate at maximum functionality with immediate effect.