DG NEMA SEEKS COLLABORATION WITH IGP EGBETOKUN ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT 26-06-24
By Sadiq Aminu The Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar has solicited the support of the Nigerian Police to improve disaster management in the country.
Mrs. Umar made the request when she visited the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun at the Louis Edet House, Abuja.
The NEMA Director General explained that the visit towards strengthening partnership between NEMA and the Nigerian Police was imperative in view of the increasing disaster incidents in the country.
She said experience had indicated that disaster sites were potential crime scenes, and the police had consistently provided NEMA with security and safety cordon to enable life saving search and rescue operations wherever the need arose.
Mrs Umar appreciated the Nigerian Police for being NEMA’s reliable partner in disaster management and said with the forecast of likely flood this year, which may affect many communities, the was need for the Nigerian Police to continue strengthening the partnership by fully activating it’s emergency response teams to work with NEMA in saving lives and livelihoods as well as restoration of normalcy in the event of floods and associated secondary disasters.
Responding, the Inspector General of Police Dr Egbetokun appreciated DG NEMA for the visit and assured that the Nigerian Police would sustain the existing partnership with NEMA.
The DG NEMA was accompanied on the visit by the Director Planning, Research and Forecasting Dr Onimode Abdullahi Bandele, Director Search and Rescue Air Commodore Kennedy Matalowu, Ag Director Relief and Rehabilitation Alhaji Abdullahi Usur, Special Assistant to the DG Mr Idris Mohammed, Technical Assistant to the DG Hajiya Rakiya Umar and Head of Airwing, Capt Ibrahim Mamman.
The Inspector General of Police was joined by senior officers of the Force in receiving the DG NEMA and her team.
Among the senior officers were Deputy Inspector General Frank Mba, DIG Bala Ciroma and others.