The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has raised concerns over the growing sophistication of criminal networks, noting that gangs are increasingly leveraging technology to expand their illegal operations across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Egbetokun sounded the alarm on Monday in Abuja during an executive capacity-building workshop for senior police officers, stressing that law enforcement must respond with greater foresight, creativity, and adaptability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe face adversaries who are not only persistent but adaptive. Criminal syndicates exploit technology to expand their reach. Terrorist networks rebrand and reorganise to avoid defeat,\u201d the IGP stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further observed that local conflicts are increasingly spilling across borders, accelerated by social media and transnational alliances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis complexity demands more from us than courage alone. It demands foresight, creativity, and the agility to lead in an environment of constant flux,\u201d Egbetokun added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police chief\u2019s warning comes amid a surge in attacks on security personnel. Recent reports indicate that at least 53 security operatives\u2014including soldiers, police officers, NSCDC personnel, and members of vigilante groups\u2014have been killed in the past two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his opening remarks, the IGP emphasized that contemporary policing requires leaders who can \u201canticipate, adapt, and act decisively in an environment where hesitation is costly and speed is survival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, the President of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP), Nathaniel Awuapila, reaffirmed the organization\u2019s commitment to supporting peace and security through research, advocacy, and professional capacity building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The workshop, held at the Nigerian Police Resource Centre, aimed to equip top police commanders with the strategic skills needed to counter evolving security threats in a rapidly changing operational landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has raised concerns over the growing sophistication of criminal networks, noting that gangs are increasingly leveraging technology to expand their illegal operations across the country. Egbetokun sounded the alarm on Monday in Abuja during an executive capacity-building workshop for senior police officers, stressing that law enforcement must respond with greater foresight, creativity, and adaptability. \u201cWe face adversaries who are not only persistent but adaptive. Criminal syndicates exploit technology to expand their reach. Terrorist networks rebrand and reorganise to avoid defeat,\u201d the IGP stated. He further observed that local conflicts are increasingly spilling across borders, accelerated by social media and transnational alliances. \u201cThis complexity demands more from us than courage alone. It demands foresight, creativity, and the agility to lead in an environment of constant flux,\u201d Egbetokun added. The police chief\u2019s warning comes amid a surge in attacks on security personnel. Recent reports indicate that at least 53 security operatives\u2014including soldiers, police officers, NSCDC personnel, and members of vigilante groups\u2014have been killed in the past two weeks. In his opening remarks, the IGP emphasized that contemporary policing requires leaders who can \u201canticipate, adapt, and act decisively in an environment where hesitation is costly and speed is survival.\u201d Earlier, the President of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP), Nathaniel Awuapila, reaffirmed the organization\u2019s commitment to supporting peace and security through research, advocacy, and professional capacity building. The workshop, held at the Nigerian Police Resource Centre, aimed to equip top police commanders with the strategic skills needed to counter evolving security threats in a rapidly changing operational landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27049,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27048\/revisions\/27049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}