The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Wednesday convened his inaugural conference with senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja, where he also inaugurated a steering committee to examine the establishment of state police across the country.
The conference, held at the Peacekeeping Conference Centre at the Force Headquarters, brought together top strategic managers within the police to deliberate on institutional priorities and national security issues.
Addressing the officers, Disu described the meeting as the first major strategic engagement between his leadership and the senior command structure since assuming office, noting that it was aimed at aligning operational directives and strengthening accountability across the force.
He urged senior officers to uphold professionalism and discipline in the discharge of their duties.
“Senior officers must lead by example, enforce discipline decisively, and uphold the highest ethical and professional standards at all times,” the IGP said.
Disu also announced plans to strengthen internal accountability mechanisms within the force, including revitalising the Complaints Response Unit and the X-Squad to ensure officers remain accountable to the law.
“No officer should act above or outside the law,” he added.
The police chief further reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to intelligence-led and technology-driven policing, stressing the need for improved coordination and the use of modern investigative tools.
During the meeting, the IGP inaugurated a Steering Committee on the Establishment of State Police, describing the initiative as timely amid evolving security challenges across the federation.
According to him, the committee will review policing models within and outside Nigeria, assess community security needs, and propose an operational framework for the creation and coordination of state police structures.
“The concept of State Police is being carefully examined as part of broader national efforts to improve security governance and bring policing closer to the people,” Disu said.
He clarified that the proposed state policing structure is not intended to replace the Nigeria Police Force but to complement it within a coordinated national security framework.
The committee is chaired by Olu Ogunsakin, Director-General of the National Institute for Police Studies, Abuja, with CP Bode Ojajuni serving as secretary.
Other members include DCP Okebechi Agora, DCP Suleyman Gulma, ACP Ikechukwu Okafor, CSP Tolulope Ipinmisho, and CP Emmanuel Ojukwu (Rtd), Provost of the Police Public Relations School. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, on March 4, 2026.
