The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu, on Thursday visited the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, over the recent attacks on the institute by gunmen.
Disu was represented by Isyaku Muhammed, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of Training and Development.IGP visits, commiserates NIPSS\u2019 DG over attack.
The representative of the IGP is also the coordinating DIG for the North-Central zone of the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that gunmen on Tuesday morning killed two soldiers and a policeman at the institute.
The IGP commiserated with Prof. Ayo Omotayo, the Director General (DG), participants and staff of NIPSS over the incident.
Disu, who also commiserated with families of the slain security personnel, promised to fish out the criminals.
\u201cI commiserate with you over the death of the three security personnel who lost their lives while safeguarding this great institute.
\u201cI want to assure you that the police is doing everything possible to secure this community. So you can go about your lawful activities.
\u201cThe police and the military have done well so far in securing the environment and we will fortify security around the vicinity,\u201d he said
The IGP promised to establish a police post within the institute to provide proper surveillance and prompt response to threats.
Responding, Omotayo thanked the IGP for the visit.
He commended the security agencies for the their prompt response in averting the situation.
\u201cWe feel supported, relieved and loved by this visit.
\u201cFrom the night the attack occurred, every person that I called responded promptly.
\u201cIt is because of the prompt response that we were able to repel the attack,\u201dhe said.
Omotayo disclosed that the attackers had earlier notified the institute of their coming.
\u201cThey told us that they were going to come, but we didn\u2019t believe they would come. Even though we prepared for them.
\u201cThe police and military personnel didn\u2019t run away and by the time they came, we were ready for them.
\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate we lost three the security personnel during the attack,\u201dhe said.
The director general, however, said that normalcy had since returned to the institute and all activities had fully resumed<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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