The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has canvassed for the creation of Special Court for the prosecution of suspected kidnappers.
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The IGP made this call on Friday in Abuja during an interactive session with a group of civil society organisations under the auspices of “The Situation Room”
Idris said the establishment of special courts to try kidnappers became necessary following the growing spate of kidnapping across the country.
He revealed plan by the police authorities to recall police officers attached to dignitaries, saying the intention was to beef up security and combat kidnapping.
He said, “We will withdraw all mobile police back to barracks to concentrate on dealing with serious law and order situation.
“It means that we are stopping deployment of mobile police from protecting VIPs in the country because that is not where they should serve. This is to allow us have enough men on the ground to deal especially with the issues of kidnapping.”
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