Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the deployment of five additional mobile police units to Niger command.

Commissioner of Police in Niger, Muazu Zubairu, said the deployment was to tackle the activities of cattle rustlers, kidnappers and other criminal activities in the state.

Zubairu said the command had put in place sensitive security measures that would end the activities of cattle rustlers and kidnapping once and for all in their area of supervision.

He said the mobile units would complement the efforts of the newly police mobile squadron in Kontagora Local Government Area, saying effective operational order had already been issued to field commanders to ensure the arrest and prosecution of criminals.

We are ready for them as all criminal hideouts have been identified. All we require is intelligence information about movement of bad elements for prompt action” he said.

“We have since deployed plain security personnel in and out of the state capital on foot patrol in our efforts of provide peaceful environment for residents.”

He reiterated the determination of the command to strengthen community-based policing in mobilising residents to always be security conscious.

He said the era where security matters were left in the hands of security agencies alone was over.