The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has received the award of Grand Defender of Democracy from Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance.

The group said the action was in recognition of the Inspector-General of Police’s giant strides since assuming leadership of the Nigeria Police Force.

The coalition, which comprised 37 pro-democracy and civil society organisations, applauded the effective leadership qualities of the Inspector-General of Police.

They noted that Baba’s leadership qualities had led to an unprecedented improvement in the Nigeria Police Force, particularly with regard to human rights compliance, discipline, welfare, infrastructural transformation, decent, and secure electoral process in Nigeria.

The coalition led by Comrade Femi Lawson conferred the honour on the IGP during a solidarity visit to the Louis Edet House, expressing satisfaction with recent policing strategies, improved human relations, and sterling leadership qualities of the IGP in particular.

The Inspector-General of Police while acknowledging the Coalition for the honour, appreciated their respective efforts targeted at deepening democracy within the country.

He further reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to continuous improvement of security networking and the general safety of the country.

This was made known in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.