The summit, which ends tomorrow 17 March is being held at
the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai.
Other Members of the Nigeria Police delegation include; AIG
Garba Umar, CP Forensics, FCID, Abuja – CP Shehu Gwarzo, amongst others.
The World Police Summit is a high-level engagement platform
which brings together leaders and professionals from the international law
enforcement and policing community to cross-fertilize ideas.
They also examine crime trends, and share innovations with a
view to combating the challenges posed by organized crime, rapid population
growth, urbanization and evolving digital technology, amongst others, to public
safety and security.
The Summit scheduled to cover the entire law enforcement and
policing value chain will provide participants the thought-leadership,
direction, strategies and technologies required to augment public safety in the
face of growing global security threats, including terrorism, money laundering,
and cybercrime.
The Inspector-General of Police has seized the opportunity
of the gathering of professionals to establish contacts with his counterparts
from other nations to bolster collaboration and partnership in his drive to
improve on intelligence-led and ICT-driven policing.
Nigeria Police at the moment occupies a strategic position
in the top hierarchy of the INTERPOL with the recent election of the Assistant
Inspector-General of Police, INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, AIG
Garba Umar, as INTERPOL Vice President, Africa.