[TANKO ALMAKURA, IGP LAUNCHES NEW POLICE COMMAND IN LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE
- NasarawaReports.
The Almakura led government has commissioned a new police command in Lafia to boost the security system in Nasarawa State today.
The new police command was officially launched by the IGP, Ibrahim Idris Kpotum at the state capital, Lafia. The IGP appreciated the move by the state Governor saying that the intervention by the state government would go a long way in enhancing the operational capacity of police in the state. He also went further to say that the state government would not have been able to stem the numerous security challenges in the state without its collaboration with the Police.
Mr. Ibrahim Kpotum revealed that the complex being inaugurated today is one of the biggest police command headquarters in the country.
However, the state governor, his Excellency Gov. Tanko Almakura said the state government would continue to partner with the police and other security outfits toward controlling crime in the state.
NasarawaReports confirmed that Before the inauguration, the command was operating from the building of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) office along Makurdi road in Lafia.