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The Nigerian Minister of State of Police Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim sought technical support from the European Union, (EU) for the Nigeria Police Force, (NPF) to enable the police ecosystem to achieve its target of deploying global norms and best practices. This request was made during a meeting with the EU team led by the European Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi at Abuja.
The Nigerian Minister of State of Police Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim sought technical support from the European Union, (EU) for the Nigeria Police Force, (NPF) to enable the police ecosystem to achieve its target of deploying global norms and best practices. This request was made during a meeting with the EU team led by the European Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi at Abuja. The technical support and partnership should be in the area of addressing policy gaps and capacity building that would boost the performance of the Police Force. The minister stresses the need for collaboration between the ministry and the EU in the area of reforms, capacity building, and community policing to curb transnational crimes for collective achievements.
Nigeria is looking at community-based policing, intelligence-led and technology-driven. That is the face of every police force globally, the path the country likes to take. The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPO) has a lot of capacity in that area and collaboration is the most desirable thing. Nigeria is harmonizing various police reforms that are in existence, analysing why they are not fully implemented, and coming up with what it can achieve within two to three years.
The European Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi stated that the EU would continue to support all Nigeria’s relevant agencies that are involved in improving the coordination of policing in the areas of training and capacity building.
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The minister concluded that the EU has a good collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force, and works together within the framework of human trafficking and smuggling of migrants. Both have been doing capacity and supporting coordination at national, regional, and international levels.
