Usman Alkali Baba, the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has reiterated the call for more funding of the police to enable it carry out its mandate of tackling the growing internal security challenges in the country.
He made the call when he visited the Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday. The IGP who was quoted in a statement by the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi said his visit was to thank Gbajabiamila and the House for the support the police had received from the 9th Assembly. He appealed for the speedy passage of other bills on police matters such as the Police Service Commission (amendment) Bill. Baba said that the force is functioning with clearly inadequate funds adding that, the police will work more with better support from the legislature.
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