The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Usman Alkali was on Thursday honoured by the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for good governance with the award of Grand Defender of Democracy in recognition of his giant strides since assuming leadership of the Nigeria Police Force.
The Coalition which comprises leaders of 37 Pro-Democracy and Civil Society Organizations, conferred the honour on the IGP during a solidarity visit to the Louis Edet House.
They applauded the effective leadership qualities of the IGP which 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.
Speaking before conferring the Award on the IGP, the leader of the delegation, Comrade Femi Lawson, expressed satisfaction with recent policing strategies, improved human relations, and sterling leadership qualities of the IGP Alkali in particular.
The IGP 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.
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