Nigerai Police Force is set to host the West Africa Police Chiefs, under the name of West African Police Chiefs Committee, WAPCCO.
According to the FPRO, Dan Awunah, the decision was taken after the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, had a crucial meeting with chiefs of Police in West Africa which resolved to revive the West African Police chiefs Committee (WAPCCO).
He noted that to this end, Nigeria will set up WAPCCO secretariat in the country and host the next general meeting of WAPCCO.
Also, as part of the concerted efforts to ensure that Nigeria is an integral part of global policing system, IGP Idris attended the 85th Interpol General Assembly in Bali, Indonesia between Nov, 7 through 10, 2016.
The statement added that the IGP, who is an International Police Reforms Resource Person, headed a panel to discuss transnational organised crime.
He emphasised the challenges posed by systemic corruption and its negative effects in the fight against transnational organised crime; and particularly pointed out how endemic corruption has considerable negative effect on the war against terrorism in Nigeria.
He sighted the commendable strides of the current administration is making in Nigeria to wage a comprehensive fight against corruption and improve the quality of lives of Nigerians.
At the end of the three days 85th Interpol General Assembly, the Chinese Deputy Minister of Security was elected the president of Interpol following the expiration of the tenure of the incumbent president. The next Interpol General Assembly will hold in Beijing China next year, 2017.
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