The Senator representing Bayelsa West, Senator Seriake Dickson, has urged Nigerians to see the police as their friend.
Dickson, who is the immediate-past Governor of Bayelsa State, noted that the police were not Nigeria’s problem nor should they be seen as enemies.
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba in a statement quoted Dickson as saying this on Friday.
Mba explained that the senator made the assertion when he paid a solidarity visit to the Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Usman Baba.
Dickson said that the visit was in solidarity with the police over the dastardly and criminal acts of terrorism, unprovoked and coordinated attacks on the force.
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The senator said that the murder of innocent police officers and malicious damage of security assets and other government infrastructure in some parts of the country were condemnable.
He called for a cessation of all forms of criminal attack on police and government infrastructure in the country.
He congratulated the new police boss on his appointment as the 21st indigenous I-G and called for proper funding of the force to enhance its operational efficiency.
Dickson commended the Nigeria Police for doing their best in the face of daunting welfare and operational challenges.
In his remark, I-G Baba commended the Senator and pledged that the force would remain committed and unwavering in its task of protecting lives and property in spite of the numerous challenges.