Former Super Eagles captain, Kanu Nwankwo is set to join hands with Nigeria Police Force NPF to revamp the fortune of sports in the Force.
Kanu had earlier in the morning trained with some police officer in the morning told journalists that he is ready to offer support to the Police Force and also seek ways of partnering with the Force to produce athletes like Chioma Ajunwa and Samuel Peter
The Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris while hosting Kanu in his office said he will continue to promote sports as a veritable tool for physical fitness of personnel and national development, unity and cohesion.
“We sponsored the IGP Queens who came third in the Zenith Women’s basketball league and the Police Baton in the men’s basketball league as well as the Police Flickers who came second in the national hockey league. The team will now represent the country at the Nations Cup in Egypt.
“Nigeria has always relied on the Nigerian police to produce athletes for international competitions. The Police are, therefore, committed to making the country proud in sports and security.
While speaking on security, IGP Idris said “It is on record that we have within our short but purposeful stay in office marshalled out strategies to check a lot of security challenges that have continued to threaten us as a nation.
“Sport is very important to all aspects of physical development. We recruit personnel annually and we will allocate a percentage to sports.”
