To address national security threats, the country’s acting inspector general of police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced intentions to create a Special Intervention Squad.
Egbetokun revealed this on Saturday at Government House while leading the police force management team on a courtesy call to Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf.
In order to succeed with Kano being one of the pilot states, he requested assistance from the Kano State government.
“Your Excellency, I want to inform you that the present police management has decided to set up a squad called the Special Intervention Squad to intervene quickly in a crisis.
“Where there is a crisis or violent crime in Nigeria we have a dedicated squad that can easily be deployed to take care of those challenges,” he said.
Egbetokun stated that the importance of the new squad could not be overstated because its performance would depend on the cooperation and support of the Kano State government for the police.
“We will equip the squad with well-trained personnel and well-remunerated to meet the overwhelming security challenges.
“The special squad will be specially trained, we will specially equip them, with modern working facilities. We will kit them properly and we will remunerate them specially. They will be so motivated to do their job.
“I want to appeal for the cooperation and support of Your Excellency in making a success of this arrangement.
“We have chosen Kano state as one of the pilot states. But a lot will depend on the support we get from His Excellency.
“I honestly want you to take note of that and to take this as a request coming from the Nigerian Police to Gov. Yusuf,” he said.
