BENJAMIN OMOIKE
In a bid to standardise the portrayal of the Nigeria Police Force in movies and other creative content produced by the Nigeria movie and entertainment industry, the Police has partnered with leadership of the Nigeria Guild of Actors, and other relevant associations in the Nigeria entertainment industry.
This was made known in a statement signed by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, acting Force Public Relations Officer and made available to the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE.
According to the statement, the police met with the leadership of the guild of actors recently at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to critically deliberate on topical issues of national security viz-a-viz intelligence gathering and community partnership.
The meeting also discussed areas of possible collaboration to shape positive thoughts and narratives, portray good values, and resuscitate Nigerian cultures through movies, skits, creative content, which would impress positively on the Nigerian public, add value to our system, provide police officers with modern innovations to actively carry out policing duties and on-screen role models, who would influence their lives and career and consequently improve security mechanisms in Nigeria.
The President of the Guild of Actors, Ejezie Emeka Rollas, who was at the meeting in company of his Senior Special Adviser on Military, Police and other security agencies, Mr. Steve Eboh, appreciated the current police leadership, especially the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, for the opportunity to collaborate and promote good and meaningful ideals after 24 years of the Guild’s existence.
The police authority reiterated the readiness of the Nigeria Police Force to brainstorm alongside the Guild in harnessing the potentials within Nollywood, to achieve seamless synergy aimed at building a change in narratives with regards to police portrayals in movies, skits, etc., and other ideological perspectives that can improve internal security. The Nigeria Police Force equally assured that it had set up mechanisms to ensure prompt approvals of requests for uniforms, kits and other police props in movie productions, to stimulate required and seamless collaboration.
