Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said on Tuesday that policemen would soon be deployed to their communities of origin to enhance community policing.
The IGP said this at a meeting with senior police officers and stakeholders in Lokoja, the Kogi capital.
He disclosed that majority of the 150,000 policemen to be recruited over the next five years would serve in their respective communities.
Represented by Shaibu Gambo, Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, Idris assured that the move would take the police closer to the people.
He said that the police were faced with shortage of manpower, but promised more policemen and equipment for Kogi to secure the people against rampaging armed robbers and kidnappers.
State Chairman of the Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC), Mohammed Salihu, urged traditional rulers to show more interest in the security of their communities.
He said that police stations and security equipment in various communities should be safeguarded by residents to enhance community policing.
Kogi branch of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, called on the police to curb incessant frictions between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in the state.
The meeting was attended by the Zone 8 Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Jibril Yakubu, and the state Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu.
Others were traditional rulers, Christian Association of Nigeria, Council of Ulamahu, transport unions and community leaders.
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