Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, yesterday unveiled a wide scope of strategies for curtailing crimes, saying the police will henceforth work with communities and social groups.

Speaking at a national security summit, organised by the Nigeria Police, in collaboration with The Sun Publishing Limited, Arase said the police would use traditional rulers, youth organizations, community-based associations, the media, women bodies and religious associations to tackle crimes in the society.

The IGP noted that these groups that had been grossly underutilized were very strategic assets to the nation’s security.

He said: “If properly engaged, the citizen-driven policing model will free police’s human, financial resources which are deployed to the management of low-level crimes and ensure that police assets are optimally deployed to manage high level crimes.”

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, yesterday unveiled a wide scope of strategies for curtailing crimes, saying the police will henceforth work with communities and social groups.

Speaking at a national security summit, organised by the Nigeria Police, in collaboration with The Sun Publishing Limited, Arase said the police would use traditional rulers, youth organizations, community-based associations, the media, women bodies and religious associations to tackle crimes in the society.

The IGP noted that these groups that had been grossly underutilized were very strategic assets to the nation’s security.

He said: “If properly engaged, the citizen-driven policing model will free police’s human, financial resources which are deployed to the management of low-level crimes and ensure that police assets are optimally deployed to manage high level crimes.”

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