Don't pay ransom to kidnappers - IGP
Tue Feb 02, 2016 01:36:pm National
3.2K By sosa hills
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has urged Nigerians to stop paying ransoms to kidnappers but rather provide adequate information to the police to enable them do their jobs.
He stated this yesterday at the start of a five-day counter-kidnap seminar organised by the British High Commission, with instructors drawn from United Kingdom Anti-kidnapping Agency and the Swiss Crisis Management Unit.
Arase, however, regretted the recent cases of kidnapping of traditional rulers in some parts of the country, who, according to him, are custodians of our culture, hence deserve the highest level of respect and care.
The IGP noted that the Force had been trying to discourage relations of kidnap victims from paying ransom to kidnappers for their freedom.
The IGP therefore charged participants at the training session to put into proper use whatever they learn from the exercise wherever they would be deployed.
The IG also explained that the seminar was being organised to boost the capabilities of the Nigeria Police, particularly now that the country is battling with the menace of kidnapping across the country, adding that the programme was in furtherance of the Nigeria Police Force efforts at addressing the current security challenges in the country.
The facilitators led by John Branney of the National Crime Agency – UK and Matthias Herter of Swiss Crisis Management Unit promised to deliver the training using United Nation's kidnap manual which is used in Europe and other parts of the world.
They expressed optimism that the workshop will tremendously benefit officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force.
He stated this yesterday at the start of a five-day counter-kidnap seminar organised by the British High Commission, with instructors drawn from United Kingdom Anti-kidnapping Agency and the Swiss Crisis Management Unit.
Arase, however, regretted the recent cases of kidnapping of traditional rulers in some parts of the country, who, according to him, are custodians of our culture, hence deserve the highest level of respect and care.
The IGP noted that the Force had been trying to discourage relations of kidnap victims from paying ransom to kidnappers for their freedom.
The IGP therefore charged participants at the training session to put into proper use whatever they learn from the exercise wherever they would be deployed.
The IG also explained that the seminar was being organised to boost the capabilities of the Nigeria Police, particularly now that the country is battling with the menace of kidnapping across the country, adding that the programme was in furtherance of the Nigeria Police Force efforts at addressing the current security challenges in the country.
The facilitators led by John Branney of the National Crime Agency – UK and Matthias Herter of Swiss Crisis Management Unit promised to deliver the training using United Nation's kidnap manual which is used in Europe and other parts of the world.
They expressed optimism that the workshop will tremendously benefit officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force.
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