Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), has urged police operatives to embrace holistic and effective intelligence gathering in the prevention of crime and criminal activities in the country.
The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced this in a statement in Abuja.
Baba said preventive policing was important because it prevented the occurrence of crime, engendered peace, and ensured the provision of optimal policing services to the citizenry.
The IGP also said his administration would not relent in fighting crimes, criminality, and a general state of insecurity to a standstill in Nigeria.
He further commended the Police Command in Oyo State and the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Squad (FIB-IRT) for their recent successes in crime-fighting.
He said the operatives recorded the successes through the deployment of technologically advanced assets community-based and traditional policing methods and improved police visibility.
Baba said the achievements were recorded via identification, trailing, and arrest of criminal suspects through actionable technical and human intelligence.
