As part of renewed effort to curb crimes in the country, the Nigeria Police High Command has inaugurated a Technical Intelligence Unit, TIU, at the Kano State Command.

Performing the inauguration, Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris said the facility, code named ‘COBWEB Solutions Intelligence Platform’ was established to enhance the Nigeria Police capacity for effective and responsiveness in the art of policing.

Idris called on police commands in the zone to utilise the opportunity provided by the four technical intelligence platforms in Abuja, Lagos, Owerri and Kano to boost policing.

He said the fight against insurgency, kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling and other heinous crimes had systematically been won by seventy per cent.

The Police Boss said thousands of arms and ammunition had been recovered therefore making it difficult for criminals to access illegal arms for their criminal activities.

“We are going to train our officers in the area of technical intelligence to enhance their capacity to address the intelligence challenges we are having in the country.

“The TIU in Kano for North West Zone, will aid police efficiency, effectiveness and their capacity to detect crime,” he said.

Idris called on police commands in the zone to utilise the opportunity provided by the four technical intelligence platforms in Abuja, Lagos, Owerri and Kano to boost policing.

“I will not relent on my efforts to ensure that the challenges of crime faced in the country, be it kidnapping, armed robbery, militancy and terrorism among others will soon be resolved with the use of TIU.

“The technical intelligence unit in line with international best practices will link all state police commands with technical intelligence COBWEB platform as soon as funds are made available,”he said.

He said thousands of arms and ammunition have been recovered therefore making it difficult for criminals to access illegal arms for their criminal activities.

“These achievements would not have been possible without the use of technical intelligence unit in Abuja managed by the Special Intelligence and Tactical Response teams.

“I have kept faith with the promise despite efforts at various quarters to distract me. Nigeria Police have recorded breakthroughs in crime prevention, detection, and prosecution among others, ” he said.

The IG assured Nigerians that the Police was doing everything possible to protect lives and properties in the country.

He appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the Police saying they are doing everything possible to tackle the challenges.

Speaking, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State command, Rabiu Yusuf, commended the Inspector General of Police for making the command one of the pilot states for the project.

He said the unit was saddled with the responsibilities of detecting and tracking down hoodlums as well as unfolding their heinous agenda.

“The tracking system will reduce crime and criminality in the state, with a view to boosting economic activities,” he said.

In his remarks, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Usman Alhaji, expressed gratitude to the IGP for establishing the facility in Kano.

Ganduje said establishing the unit in Kano, which is a mega city, would improve commercial activities and reduce the rate of crime in the state.