According to him, the measure was intended to bring the police closer to Nigerians.
He said that the force had created additional mobile police squadron in states to enhance police operations, adding that Nigerians would now have more Special Protection Units (SPUs) in the commands in the zones.
The IGP said: “we will withdraw all mobile police back to barracks to concentrate on dealing with serious law and order situation.
“This is to allow us have enough men on the ground to deal especially with the issues of kidnapping.
He called for the establishment of special courts to address the cases of kidnapping.
According to him, the public feel that kidnapers are not being prosecuted enough so there is need to seek strict measure to punish them.
The IGP said that with the creation of special task force squadron on terrorism, a lot of kidnappers had been arrested and that the force had 2, 000 suspected kidnappers across the country.
He reiterated the force’s commitment to apprehending the notorious and wanted kidnapper from Benue commonly called “Ghana’’, saying that his days were numbered.
He thanked Nigerians for their support and called for more collaboration to curb crime “because it will take a collaborative effort to win against crime in the country’’.
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