The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Thursday reaffirmed the Force’s commitment to sustained collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service.
He described the two agencies as partners bound by a shared mandate to protect the country and its citizens.
Disu spoke at the decoration ceremony of newly promoted comptrollers of the Nigeria Immigration Service, held at the Service headquarters in Abuja.
Addressing the decorated officers, the IG said the mandates of the two agencies were deeply interconnected and that collective effectiveness depended on intelligence sharing, mutual support and strong interagency cooperation.
“I wish to reaffirm the commitment of the Nigerian Police Force to strengthening this long-standing partnership for the greater security of our country.”
The IG charged the newly promoted comptrollers to regard their elevation not merely as a reward for past service, but as a renewed call to higher responsibilities and exemplary leadership.
Your promotion is a recognition of your dedication, professionalism, years of medical service and commitment to the security and development of our nation,” Disu said, adding, “I urge you to regard this decoration not merely as a reward for past service, but as a renewed call to greater responsibilities, exemplary leadership, and commitment to the team.”
He urged the officers to carry out their new mandates with integrity, discipline and humility, and to inspire personnel under their command to greater achievement.
The IG also congratulated the spouses of the promoted officers, saying they were deserving partners in the journey.
“I will once again congratulate your doting wives for this great promotion, because they deserve it,” he said.
The ceremony was attended by senior officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service and the security community including the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigerian Correctional Service, the National Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Federal Fire Service.