The Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba, has inaugurated a Technical Audit Committee for the assessment of the Nigeria Police Force Technical Assets.
The ceremony which took place at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, was an affirmation of the pivotal role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in transforming the Nigeria Police into a world-class crime prevention organization.
In his address, the IGP enjoined members of the Committee to work tirelessly as a team to achieve the objectives for which the Committee was set up.
The Police boss used the occasion to re-echo his desire to transform the Nigeria Police Force into a leading national, professional and efficient law enforcement organization.
The Committee according to Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, is mandated to among others:
Audit the current status of technical and technological infrastructure of the NPF;
Help the Nigeria Police Force develop a framework for assessment of its technology requirements;
Help the Nigeria Police Force asses its current human resources capacity and determine the types of technical training that may be required to bring its technical personnel up to speed;
Provide designs that will conform to best practices and world-class standard etc.