Solomon Arase, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has said the police will work with the League Management Company (LMC) in the area of security at league venues.
Arase spoke while receiving a delegation from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the LMC and the Nation Wide League led by Shehu Dikko, the LMC chairman.
“I am honoured receiving your team today because I am passionate about football and actually played football as an academicals,” he said.
“This is why I have followed developments in the football industry and believe we can work with you to devise an approach that will bring a fresh breath of air to the security management of the games.”
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He was responding to a request by Dikko which sought the support of the police high command in creating a special Police Squad for match day policing and promised that henceforth, mounted troops will be part of stadium security on match days as soon as the finer details are worked out.
The LMC and the IGP further agreed to collaborate on capacity building for officers through training in crowd management using FIFA model for which the IGP said he would appoint a Liaison officer to work with the LMC on the modalities.
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He said his office will also be contacting representatives of the Metropolitan Police in the country for a further enrichment of the training program.
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