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The Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS), will begin operations across tge federation soon.
A 16-man board of the NPBS was inaugurated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, in Abuja, last week.
The NPBS will consist of NPBS Television, NPBS Radio, NPBS Online and NPBS Emergency Command and Control Communication Center.
According to the police, when fully operational, the NPBS will cover general security information on air, land and sea, including homeland security policing, boarder policing and airport policing as primary focus.
The NPBS is expected to police the nation through effective communication and, with the help of Nigerians, assist the police and security agencies, lay criminal activities to rest.
The IGP said: “We will tackle security challenges such as terrorism, oil bunkering, ethnic tension, herders/farmers clashes through the use of our radio and television network.
“It will enable the police to tell its story and set the record straight by telling positive stories and correcting distorted information about the police.
“It will be used to build community relations and enhance positive relations with members of the public and also advance the community policing course of the Nigeria Police Force.”
The IGP further said that the NPBS would not be established for money-making but for the advancement of the function of the Nigeria Police Force as stipulated in Section 4 of the Police Act.