{"id":15907,"date":"2026-11-12T13:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T13:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/ig-pledges-stronger-police-immigration-collaboration-on-security\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T13:45:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T13:45:54","slug":"ig-pledges-stronger-police-immigration-collaboration-on-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/ig-pledges-stronger-police-immigration-collaboration-on-security\/","title":{"rendered":"IG pledges stronger police, immigration collaboration on security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Thursday reaffirmed the Force\u2019s commitment to sustained collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service.\n<\/p>\n<p>He described the two agencies as partners bound by a shared mandate to protect the country and its citizens.\n<\/p>\n<p>Disu spoke at the decoration ceremony of newly promoted comptrollers of the Nigeria Immigration Service, held at the Service headquarters in Abuja.\n<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the decorated officers, the IG said the mandates of the two agencies were deeply interconnected and that collective effectiveness depended on intelligence sharing, mutual support and strong interagency cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, \u201cThe Nigerian Police Force and the Nigeria Immigration Service share a common responsibility in safeguarding our national security and protecting our citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur mandates are interconnected, and our collective effectiveness depends sufficiently on sustained collaboration, intelligence sharing, mutual support, and strong interagency cooperation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to reaffirm the commitment of the Nigerian Police Force to strengthening this long-standing partnership for the greater security of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The IG charged the newly promoted comptrollers to regard their elevation not merely as a reward for past service, but as a renewed call to higher responsibilities and exemplary leadership. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYour promotion is a recognition of your dedication, professionalism, years of medical service and commitment to the security and development of our nation,\u201d Disu said, adding, \u201cI urge you to regard this decoration not merely as a reward for past service, but as a renewed call to greater responsibilities, exemplary leadership, and commitment to the team.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>He urged the officers to carry out their new mandates with integrity, discipline and humility, and to inspire personnel under their command to greater achievement.\n<\/p>\n<p>The IG also congratulated the spouses of the promoted officers, saying they were deserving partners in the journey.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will once again congratulate your doting wives for this great promotion, because they deserve it,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was attended by senior officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service and the security community including the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigerian Correctional Service, the National Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Federal Fire Service.\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Thursday reaffirmed the Force\u2019s commitment to sustained collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service. 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