From right: Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, NASENI, Mr Khalil Suleiman Halilu and the Inspector General of police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, when the former paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure NASENI has expressed its willingness to partner the Nigeria Police Force NPF, especially in terms of refurbishing and revamping redundant operational assets such as vehicles, helicopters, confiscated and forfeited vehicles as part of measures to strengthen its operational efficiency.

This is in line with the Agency’s commitment to improving internal security of the country by supporting the Police boosting its operational capacity and capability to live up to its responsibility towards improving the security situation in the country in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agenda on Security.

Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NASENI, Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu made the pledge during a meeting with the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mr. Kayode Egbetokun when he paid him a visit at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, recently.

The NASENI boss said the Agency would mobilise and deploy financial and technical resources needed to retool, upgrade and modernise the NPF Vehicle Maintenance Workshops nationwide as well as recover, repair and reactivate all Police vehicles that are not functional.

In so doing, he mentioned some of the benefits to be achieved to include improved security; Compliance to climate change action as NPF vehicles are converted from petrol and diesel to electric and compressed natural gas CNG.

Other benefits to be derived are that the project would support local content efforts by prioritising the use of locally manufactured materials; opportunities for skill acquisition and job creation and; commercial returns to sustain ongoing maintenance of Police assets.

In his remarks the Inspector General of Police, said the collaboration between NASENI and the NPF will go a long way in impacting positively on the operations of the Police Force, its security architecture and overall service delivery.

Mr. Egbetokun further assured of the cooperation of the Nigeria Police Force towards providing the necessary support to NASENI to deliver on its mandate.