IGP Arase now in Italy on 4-day visit

IGP Arase now in Italy on 4-day visit

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 11:49 pm


IGP Solomon Arase

IGP Solomon Arase

The Inspector general of police, Solomon Arase  has begun on a four-day official visit to Italy.

The visit which commenced from Tuesday is at the invitation of the Italian Government and was initiated to demonstrate the Italian Government’s willingness to support the Federal Government of Nigeria towards enhancing the capacity of the Nigeria Police, particularly, in the area of intelligence, special operations and investigations.

The visit will provide a unique opportunity for the Inspector-General of Police to highlight the efforts of the Federal Government towards repositioning the Force and situating their operations within the dictates of rule of law and best international policing practices, especially now that the Force is preparing to restore civil authority in the areas liberated from insurgents in the North-East region of Nigeria.

Areas of bilateral cooperation and interventions will also be extensively explored.

While in Italy, the IGP will meet with the Head of Italian Carabinieri Corps, Head of Italian National Police, Head of CarabinieriInvestigation Unit, Head of Carabinieri Special Operations Unit, and the Head of Italian General Detective Unit.

He will also visit and interact with the leadership of the Intelligence Analysis facility of the Italian Police and engage with the Executives of Berretta Firearms Manufacturing Company all in an effort to build international partnership and support for the enhancement of the intelligence, operations and  investigation capacity of the Nigeria Police as well as explore opportunities for specialised trainings for the Force.


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