On 20th of June 2023, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel paid a courtesy visit to the Commander, 455 Base Services Group (BSG) Nigerian Air Force Kano, Air Commodore Garba Aliyu Bello. Also, he visited the Commander, 3-Brigade Nigerian Army Kano, Brigadier General J. O. Are.
This was contained in a statement released to journalists by SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the Police Public Relations Officer, Kano State Command. In his dual remarks on the purpose of the visit, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, FIPMA, psc stated that “indeed this is a remarkable day that will remain ever in the history of my service. My first appearance gave me the impression that I am going to work with officers that suit my philosophy, because of the synergy I saw among the security agencies in the State. This of course led to the successful conduct of the Gubernatorial Election in the State. Furthermore, this visit aimed at reinforcing the already existing synergy and showing our willingness to partner together in terms of training, operation, and intelligence sharing, so that the community will see us as one and that we are determined to surmount all emerging crimes in the State. When we come together we will achieve more results. Finally, I remain grateful for the support you are rendering to the Police Command”.
In their responses, the Commander, 455 Base Services Group (BSG), Nigerian Air Force Kano, Air Commodore Garba Aliyu Bello, as well as the Commander, 3-Brigade Nigerian Army Kano, Brigadier General J. O. Are stated that they are highly honoured and impressed to have the Commissioner of Police visiting their Commands. They further stated that “the Commissioner of Police is not new to us, we worked together during his time to supervise the Gubernatorial Election in the State and we know how professional he has performed which led to the successful conduct of the election. In Furtherance, we assured you of our support and cooperation in terms of training, operation, and intelligence sharing so that we have the best operational result. We thank you for the visit despite your tight schedule.”
The visits were concluded with the presentation of souvenirs to serve as marks that will further cement the existing synergy amongst the agencies.
