The Consul General of China in Lagos, Yan Yu Qing, yesterday pledged to strengthen cooperation with the Nigeria Police Force in areas such as training and security collaboration.
  
Qing, who was represented by the Deputy Consul General, Wang Yue, said the cooperation would begin to manifest within a short period. The visit included delegates from the Shandong Provincial Public Security Department, who were in Nigeria on an official working visit aimed at strengthening the existing relationship between the Nigeria Police Force Zone 2 Headquarters and the Chinese security institution.
   
Members of the delegation included Vice Mayor of Dongying City and Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Zhao Hai; Chief of International Cooperation Corps, Hou Xianhe; Chief of Exit-Entry Administration, Liu Zongbu; Head of the Fifth Detachment, Wang Yuanming; and Deputy Chief of Cyber Security Corps, Xu Wenlei.
   
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Olohundare Jimoh, said Zone 2 occupies a strategic position within the Nigeria Police Force architecture and expressed confidence that the visit would deepen the cordial relationship between both institutions.
   
He noted that the engagement would create opportunities for future collaboration in areas such as police training and capacity building, cybercrime prevention, transnational crime detection, counter-terrorism strategies, regional cooperation, forensic investigations, technological policing solutions, personnel development and social harmony.
   
“As law enforcement agencies operating within different cultural and geographical environments, we share a common goal, the protection of lives and property, as well as the preservation of peace and public order.
  
“It is through partnerships like this that we can collectively address evolving security challenges confronting the global community,” Jimoh said.
   
He added that the visit was expected to pave the way for lasting cooperation and mutual understanding between the Nigeria Police Force and the Shandong Provincial Public Security Department.”
 
“This visit is also anchored on the exchange of mutual cooperation. We are putting new strategies in place to ensure the safety of the people of Nigeria,” he added.