December 07, 2015 – The Nigeria Police Force(NPF) seems to key into developments in the corporate world with recent endorsement of musical prodigy, Korede Bello as Police Youth Ambassador.
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase unveiled the popular Nigerian artiste as the First Nigerian Police Youth Ambassador.
In his message during the investiture, Arase described the youths as the potential security agents and a deciding factor in the security of this nation by their youthful propensity.
He, therefore, urged the Ambassador to take campaign against crime and criminality to other Nigerian youths with a view to deterring them from taking to crime.
IGP Arase advised Nigerian youths to emulate the patriotic spirit of the Youth Ambassador, Korede Bello and shun crime and criminality. He urged the youths to redefine their priorities and contribute their quota in the task of building a great Nigeria that will be the pride of Africa, and the global comity of nations.
The IGP also used the occasion to lunch a vigorous anti-crime campaign jingles targeted at creating awareness on the dangers of crime, discouraging young Nigerians from engaging in crime and eliciting public support and participation in tackling crime.
The jingles which are in consonance with the IGP’s untiring efforts at addressing the security challenges of terrorism, insurgency, kidnapping, cultism, rape as well as human and drug trafficking offences, will help in rebranding the nation and generally help to educate citizens on how to avoid victimisation by criminals.
The jingles which come in standard English, Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo languages as well as in Pidgin English version is targeted at Nigerians from all walks of life. They are expected to run simultaneously on several television channels and radio stations across the nation.
