The Inspector General of Police (IGP)  Ibrahim Idris has deployed additional Two Thousand (2000) Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter Terrorism Units (CTU) Personnel, and the Sniffer Dog Sections to the North East in the last few days for ‘purely military duties’ to fight Boko Haram insurgency under the Operation Lafiya Dole.

A statement on Sunday by Police spokesman, DCP Jimoh Moshood said the new deployment is consistent with Section 4 of the Police Act and Regulations.

He explained that the police may perform such military duties within or outside Nigeria as may be required of them by or under the authority of the police act or any other Act.

He said the deployment is also to support the strength of the Military to defeat the Boko Haram Insurgency.

Moshood added that before now, the Police had on ground Forty-Seven (47) PMF Units (63 X 47 = 2961) in Borno State in addition to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in the State.

He said  Twenty-Six (26) Units (63 X 26 = 1638) on ground in Yobe State in addition to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in the State

Eighteen (18) Units (63 X 18 = 1134) on ground in Adamawa State in addition to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in the State.

He said the Counter Terrorism Units of the Force has deployments of over One Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty (1,250) specially trained Counter Terrorism Police personnel.

The Police Anti-Bomb Squad has about Three Hundred (300) personnel while over Hundred Sniffer Dogs are working with the Military in the fight against Insurgency in the North East.