The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, said that the Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Intelligence Response Team ( IRT) units of the Nigeria Police Force were instrumental to the successes recorded by the force.
Idris disclosed this at the inauguration of the office complex for the units on Friday in Abuja.
“These units I must say have actually been very instrumental to the successes made so far to the police under my watch,” he said.
He said that the call for the scrapping of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) by some Nigerians would be detrimental to the country.
Idris said that the activities of some members of the units were not enough to scrap the squad.
The police boss said that the units were responsible for investigation of heinous crimes like terrorism, robbery, kidnapping, cattle rustling among others.
He said that the decision to build offices for the unit was to provide a comfortable accommodation for the staff for effective performance.
Idris called for the support and cooperation of members of the public in the fight against crime and criminality.
