Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has reaffirmed the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to supporting the implementation of the U.S.-Nigeria Joint Working Group roadmap on security and human rights.
Force spokesperson, Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, following the second meeting of the U.S.-Nigeria Joint Working Group on Nigeria’s designation as a “Country of Particular Concern.”
The meeting, held in Washington, D.C., reviewed Nigeria’s progress under the roadmap for the April–June 2026 reporting period and identified areas requiring stronger cooperation between both countries.
Nigeria’s delegation included the National Security Adviser and the ministers of foreign affairs, interior and defence, alongside service chiefs and heads of other security and law enforcement agencies.
In his presentation, Disu outlined the police force’s ongoing efforts to tackle kidnapping and banditry, improve security in vulnerable communities, strengthen early-warning systems and facilitate the protection and safe return of internally displaced persons.
He said specialised police units were deployed to vulnerable local government areas during the period under review to enhance public safety and prevent attacks by criminal and extremist groups.
The police chief also disclosed that the recruitment of 50,000 police constables had progressed to the final pre-training stage. According to him, preparations are underway for comprehensive training built around an improved curriculum and international best practices.
Disu further highlighted the police’s role in advancing the roadmap through professional policing, community protection, stronger investigative capacity and support for Nigeria’s broader security and rule-of-law objectives.
He also pointed to increased engagement with traditional rulers, religious leaders and other community stakeholders as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the police and the public.
The IGP stressed that public trust, religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence remain essential to achieving lasting security in Nigeria.