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The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni,  has reaffirmed the Commission's unwavering  support for initiatives that prioritise  the capacity  building of Police Officers. 

DIG Argungu spoke at an ongoing three-day workshop  on  Interpol  organized by the Ministry  of Police Affairs in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force and National Central Bureau (NBC) Abuja. He spoke on a paper titled  "Strenghtening Internal  Security: A path to Safer Nigeria"

DIG Argungu said the workshop  would be of great assistance  to the Law Enforcement  Agents in the area of intelligence  gathering, investigation  and collection  of electronic  evidence  of transnational  organized  crime and corruption.

He noted that security  has taken a new dimension  in this 21st century as the challenges and threats are no  longer primarily  coming from the conventional (traditional )  factors of the usual narrative of unemployment,  poverty, out of school children etc.

The PSC Chairman said the   key challenges  and threats that Nigeria is undergoing right now includes the social media. 

He has made Emphasis on effect of social media on the society 

On 21st of September 2024  during  Induction ceremony of Forensic Experts By SECURITY AND FORENSIC STUDIES NIGERIA  , DIG Argugu during is speech urged all security  agencies and the Nigerian police force to enroll  In Forensic training  stating that it  would be of great assistance  to the Law Enforcement  Agents in the area of intelligence  gathering, investigation  and collection  of electronic  evidence  of transnational  organized  crime and corruption.

"We are in a digitalized Era it is important that security agents have proper knowledge of Modern means of acquiring information , All Nigeria Police and other security agencies should  enroll in Forensic training  with security and Forensic studies Nigeria to have general knowledge on Forensic and to be able to work as a 21st century security operative "

Again he layed enphasy that operatives should bear in mind  that the present way of Information  and Intelligence gathering " is already obsolete  and ineffective in today's digital world. The old regulations  appear to be uncertain  and also it is becoming harder for the regulations  to keep up with technology ".

DIG Argungu  said it is a known fact that in this modern time, international terrorists take  the whole world as their field of  operations  whereas "Police and law enforcement  systems belong to particular nations and thus are confined within the borders of their respective countries".

He noted that transnational  offenders  often exploit  the legal tradition  of sovereignty of nations, and as a result, national boundaries  frequently provide them  with an effective means for avoidance of the law or for escape.

He explained that INTERPOL  as an international Institution  embodies the idea of  multinational Police Cooperation against transnational criminal offences such as money laundering; Drugs; illicit trafficking in arms, stolen art, bank and other forms of financial fraud; White slavery;  murder; robbery and counterfeiting".

The PSC Chairman said the National Police via INTERPOL serve as  an alternative  remedy to real and potential security challenges and threats.

While affirming Commission's support for the initiatives, Argungu remarked " we are confident  that the outcomes of this workshop will translate into actionable policies, strenghtened inter-Agency synergy and a renewed public trust in our security institutions ".

" As we embark on these deliberations, let us unite under a common vision: a Nigeria where every citizen  thrives in safety and dignity; together we can turn this vision into reality" he concluded.