The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Dingyadi, yesterday charged the newly promoted Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) to advance efforts at addressing the insecurity crisis rocking the country.
Dingyadi spoke in Abuja at the official decoration of the 24 newly promoted AIGs from the rank of Commissioners of Police (CPs).
The minister congratulated the promoted officers and enjoined them to do their best because “to whom much is given, much is expected”.
He said the country is currently facing security challenges while the nation’s expectation is for the police officers to contribute their quota to defeat the criminals terrorising the country.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba said the police, being the lead agency in internal security management, was repositioned to deal with the current dynamics of crime and future security threats.
The decoration of the AIGs was the first phase in the decoration of 167 senior police officers recently approved by the Police Service Commission (PSC), following their recommendation by the IGP.
