By HENRY NNAM

Mr Olatunji Disu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), on Thursday visited the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, over the recent attacks on the institute by gunmen.

Disu was represented by Isyaku Muhammed, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of Training and Development.

The representative of the IGP is also the coordinating DIG for the North-Central zone of the country.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that gunmen on Tuesday morning killed two soldiers and a policeman at the institute.

The IGP commiserated with Prof. Ayo Omotayo, the Director General (DG), participants and staff of NIPSS over the incident.

Disu, who also commiserated with families of the slain security personnel, promised to fish out the criminals.

“I commiserate with you over the death of the three security personnel who lost their lives while safeguarding this great institute.

“I want to assure you that the police is doing everything possible to secure this community. So you can go about your lawful activities.

“The police and the military have done well so far in securing the environment and we will fortify security around the vicinity,” he said

The IGP promised to establish a police post within the institute to provide proper surveillance and prompt response to threats.

Responding, Omotayo thanked the IGP for the visit.

He commended the security agencies for their prompt response in averting the situation.

“We feel supported, relieved and loved by this visit.

“From the night the attack occurred, every person that I called responded promptly.

“It is because of the prompt response that we were able to repel the attack,” he said.

Omotayo disclosed that the attackers had earlier notified the institute of their coming.

“They told us that they were going to come, but we didn’t believe they would come. Even though we prepared for them.

“The police and military personnel didn’t run away and by the time they came, we were ready for them.

“It’s unfortunate we lost three the security personnel during the attack,” he said.

The director general, however, said that normalcy had since returned to the institute and all activities had fully resumed. (NAN)

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