Nigeria Police Force said it would deploy K9 Dog trailers to the Abuja-Kaduna highway and other strategic areas in Abuja for crime control.

Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Force Animal Branch, Charles Ugomuoh, said this at the inauguration of the K9 Dog trailers in Abuja on Wednesday.

Ugomuoh said other areas the dogs would be deployed included Abuja international airport, Force headquarters, National Assembly, National Defence College, Federal Secretariat and other black spots.

He said the trailers would also be deployed to escort peaceful protesters and processions, saying the k9 sniffers would be used to detect IEDs, narcotics, arms and ammunitions, and crime prevention and detection.

Agomuoh said the acquisition of the technology was one of the many efforts of the Inspector-General of Police to re-strategise the the police force for better service delivery.

He said the technology consisted of six compartments kennels with factory fitted air conditioner for the deployment of sniffer and general purpose patrol dogs.

Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, directed the deployment of more dogs to the Abuja and Lagos airports to track drugs and other airport crimes.

In a related development, the Nigeria Police Force has officially enrolled into the Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS).

He said the system would enhance the welfare of policemen and help to ascertain the numerical strength of the force, saying it was mandatory for all personnel of the force to enroll, noting that it was one of the most transparent system of payment.