disposal robot and other equipment to the Nigerian Police andassured
that his country would continue to support it in the war against
insurgency in the country.
According to the Ambassador, the gesture is in it's continued support
to the Nigerian Police force especially as it battles insurgency and
in view of the coming elections in 2015 .
He assured the Nigerian Police of more support and assistance from the
American government.
Entwistle, who described the relations between the US and the Nigeria
Police as "historic," assured that the relationship in terms of
personnel training and donation of equipment, would continue.
He said, "The US will continue to stand with the Nigeria Police Force.
This is especially the case today for two reasons; the ongoing
counter-terrorism struggle and the importance of election security as
we head towards a great democratic exercise next February (2015).
"That is a tremendous challenge, and I am confident that the challenge
will be met; we stand ready to help."
On his part, the Inspector-General Of Police, Suleiman Abba, thanked
the US government for assisting the Nigeria Police Force in areas of
investigation, management of crime scenes as well as the provision of
equipment.
He gave the assurances that the Nigerian police will continue to work
towards ensuring at the safety of lives and properties .
He however appealed to the citizenry for support.
"If you do not give us the necessary information, if you do not report
incident to us on time, we may not be able to arrest the situation.
"Let us have the information, we will prevent it from happening, where
it happens, tell us immediately and our response time will be better",
Abba said.
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