 The Inspector General of Police, I.G.P. Kaedeh Ebuber Tokun, is meeting with strategic commanders and managers of the Niger Police Force to address security-related issues ravaging the country. The monthly meeting scheduled for today at force headquarters in Abuja also features the presence of the Police Veterans Foundation, as conversations surrounding police retirement would also be discussed. The meeting will focus on appraising and evaluating the achievements of the police in the past month while discussing rising internal issues including extortion, unregistered vehicles and others. The last seven weeks since we had last conference, the force has attained noteworthy milestones in curtailing crime rates throughout the country. This achievement is attributable to the strategic blend of proactive policing, intelligence-led operations, and community engagements as advocated by the force leadership. During this period, we recorded 35 cases of terrorism stroke, physician's attacks, 302 cases of murder, 111 cases of armed robbery, 172 cases of kidnapping, 67 cases of bandit entry, and 15 cases of unlawful possession of firearms. We must also seize this opportunity to reflect upon our shortcomings and obvious gaps in our performance. That will enable us to set the appropriate context for taking necessary and decisive steps towards doing things differently in order to achieve our statutory mandate and responsibilities as outlined above. Coming from our last meeting held on the 18th of December 2024, I am pleased to report that substantial progress has been recorded, driven by the implementation of various strategies to address the rising wave of crimes in the country.