IGP Solomon Arase

A counter-kidnapping workshop has been declared open at the  Police Force headquarters in Abuja by the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase.

The seminar was the brainchild of  the British High Commission, with the trainers drawn from United Kingdom Anti-kidnapping Agency and the Swiss Crisis Management Unit.

Arase said it will help the  Nigeria Police Force on efforts at addressing the current security challenges in the country.

Speaking at the occasion, the IGP stated that the training programme was being organised to boost the capabilities of the Nigeria Police particularly now that the country is battling the menace of kidnapping across the country.

The IGP, while restating his commitment to continue to drive reforms and strategic transformation of the Force in order to reposition for efficiency and effectiveness in its service delivery, advised against payment of ransom to kidnappers by victims’ families.

The facilitators led by John Branney of the National Crime Agency – UK and Matthias Herter of Swiss Crisis Management Unit promised to deliver the training using United Nation’s kidnap manual which is used in Europe and other parts of the world, adding that the workshop will benefit the Nigeria Police Force tremendously. 

The workshop will end on Friday.