The Commissioner of Police, Airport Command of Nigeria Police Force, Mrs. Victory Menta has assured air travellers in Nigeria of the security of their lives and properties within airports across the country.
Menta gave the assurance yesterday while speaking with aviation correspondents shortly after decorating newly promoted officers in the command.
“There is no time there wouldn’t be security challenges around, that is why we are here. we are very much on top of the security challenges in Nigerian airports.
“The passengers and users of the airports are assured of their security in all our airports,”Menta assured.
About nine officers in the command were promoted from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) while three were promoted from the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to Superintendent of Police (SP).
Speaking on the newly decorated officers, the Menta changed the newly promoted senior officers in the command to justified their promotions.
The Commissioner who was full of gratitude to the Inspector General of Police (IGP ) Solomon Arase for the gale of promotions witnessed in the command within the last one year said, “we are very happy and grateful to the IG who approved the promotions. “Everywhere you go within the airports command you see our men and officers jubilating over their promotions. To this, we want them to know that to whom much is given much is expected.
“The promotion should be seen as motivation for everyone to work harder and justify the confidence repose on them”.
On what the command would benefit from the promotions, the airport police boss said, ” now we have more officers who know they have greater responsibilities to discharge. It would also ginger otherd who are yet to get their promotions to put in their best, knowing that their time would soon come.”
Also speaking on the promotions, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, Mr. Joseph Alabi, (a Deputy Superintendent of Police) a beneficiary in the new promotions, equally thanked the IGP for approving the promotions even as he thanked the Commissioner of Police for leading top brass in the command to the decoration event.
