
The Nigeria Police Force has committed to increasing security cover for stadia and youth centres in the country to guard against vandalization.
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, gave the assurance at a meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports Development at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
Tunde Akpeji special adviser to honorable Minister of youth and sports in a press release said Sunday Dare lamented that the stadia, built with billions of naira, are being vandalized owing to inadequate security while noting that materials for the planned renovation of the facilities may also get stolen if the appropriate steps are not taken to safeguard them.
IGP Adamu stated that “All of us are into sports. Concerning the security and other innovative things you came up with. It is something we have to support one hundred percent. We will create a unit to coordinate all the needs of the ministry for protecting facilities.”.