Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi an Assistant Commissioner of Police, the Police Force Public Relations Officer in a media briefing explained that the fifth edition of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers has been scheduled to hold from Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th February 2025 in the ancient and serene city of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
He established the that since the first edition was held in Lagos in October 2019, respective Inspectors-General of Police in partnership with Lenders Consult International, have convened the annual event which is an important gathering of strategic police managers in Nigeria. That the Conference and Retreat is a gathering of all senior officers from the rank of Commissioner of Police and above and a platform for senior police managers in the country to critically assess the internal security performance of the Force and strategize on ways of improving service delivery and secure the internal security space of our dear country. In the last edition, the event hosted the President of INTERPOL, Ahmed Naser Al Raisi. While delivering the keynote address, the INTERPOL President expressed his organization’s desire to further strengthen INTERPOL’s collaboration with Nigeria, considering the vital position and the role of the Nigeria Police Force in security of the international community.
The fifth edition, with the theme: ‘Improving Nigeria’s Internal Security and Economic Prosperity Through Inclusive Policing’ The Opening Ceremony will take place on the 24th of February 2024 at 10:00 am with The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the Special Guest of Honour, to declare the conference open.
Adejobi mentioned other guests expected to grace the opening ceremony include the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, State Governors, National Security Adviser, Legislators, Ministers, the Chief of Defence Staff and other heads of security agencies in the country. We are also expecting some guests from across the African continent and beyond.That the theme of this fifth edition underscores the pivotal role of an inclusive approach to policing in fostering national security and economic growth which is also part of the Inspector General of Police ongoing effort to transform the Force into a professionally competent, service-driven, rule-of-law compliant and people-friendly security institution with the capacity to support the Federal Government’s agenda of economic prosperity and development in the country. The conference will serve as a platform for police strategic managers and carefully selected policing experts in the country and across the globe to engage in peer review and cross-fertilization of ideas on the effective implementation of community-based internal security management strategies. That the police boss is committed to improving the institutional capacity of the Force to deliver on its statutory mandate.
