Afonja Ajibola, who serves as the Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations at the ministry, issued this statement on Wednesday.
During a meeting with the Irish Ambassador, Peter Ryan, in Abuja on Wednesday, Ajibola said that the Minister made this request.
The minister of interior said that because the government wanted to strengthen its security at home, it had decided to create a National Institute for Domestic Security.
The minister said that when the institute is created, it will be the first of its kind and will produce officers who are at the top of their field.
Thus, he sought the support of the Irish government to realize his dream project. He said that it was particularly dear to him as a minister
According to him, the project is conceived by his ministry as an institution for interaction and collaboration between all security agencies.
“The National Institute for Domestic Security is a project, an initiative of the Interior Ministry, which would be saddled with the responsibility of providing a forum for interaction between all top ranks security personnel in managing internal security,” he stated.
The minister commended Ireland for its legacy in education and moral instruction carried out through the Catholic Missionaries.
