The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni today, 31st March, 2021 commissioned the new Nigeria Police Radio, 99.1FM, Abuja.
The Nigeria Police Radio, which is one of the legacy projects of the Force within the past 2 years will help bring the police closer to the people and bolster partnership and good working relationship between the police and the people.
The IGP, in his key note address, noted that the radio station will provide community-based radio broadcast services. It will serve as a veritable avenue for the Nigeria Police to engage, enlighten and inform the public on policing activities and other security-related matters.
The IGP in addition cited that the radio station will air packages targeted at concerning the citizens in the protection in their localities mainly on approaches to spot and report crimes and other essential steps to take within the event of a criminal offense or protection emergency.
The IGP thanked the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari for the unrelenting dedication of the Federal Government to the security and safety of Nigerians and the aid for the Police inside the enhancement of its operational ability. He discovered that the Nigeria Police Radio 99.1FM, Abuja is a made from the laudable gesture of the Federal Government and within the vision of the Community Policing initiative of the Force which emphasizes clean records glide in the direction of strengthening the bond between the residents and the Police.
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed commended the Nigeria Police for the innovative and protection-permitting initiative and confident the IGP that his Ministry will retain to companion with the Nigeria Police to make useful and security-associated statistics simply to be had to Nigerians. There was additionally a strong parliamentary presence at the commissioning because the Deputy Senate President, represented through Dr Otive Igbuzor and the Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Ajibola Basiru were in attendance. The lawmakers pledged the aid of the National Assembly to the non-stop reform of the Nigeria Police.
Also in attendance on the commissioning have been members of the Force Management Team, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity - Mallam Garba Shehu, Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission represented through – Dr Iganmu Onoja, Director-General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), represented by using the Director Programmes, Mrs Msurshima Kighiv, members of the diplomatic community, top brass of the army, regulation enforcement and the security network among other dignitaries.
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