The Nigeria's Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam has lauded the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), for making it a tradition of providing support for the Nigerian police, especially during the Month of Ramadan.
The Police Affairs Minister said this today, Friday, 7th March 2025, when he joined the organisation to distribute food items to the Muslim police faithful at the Force Headquarters Mosque in appreciation of their sacrifices to the nation.
According to the minister, he purpose of establishing the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in 1984 by the then Inspector-General of Police, Etim Inyang has been fulfilled because the organisation has been supporting policing in Nigeria.
He said that initially, the PCRC functioned at the state, area command, and divisional levels to enhance efficient and effective policing in Nigerian communities.
He urged Nigerians to join the organisation to have a better community and more effective policing that they design.
In his remarks, the National Chairman of PCRC, Alhaji Mogaji Olaniyan, said that since its administration came into office, the organisation identified two festivities, which are the Christmas season for the Christian faithful and Ramadan for the Muslims.
"We picked these seasons to support our officers from the little we can contribute. We are at the Force Headquarters National Mosque today to have our final distribution. We have supported about 2000 serving Police Officers.
"We kicked start this year distribution from Jigawa, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna States. We have been to FCT Command, Zone 7 Command, and offices belonging to the Nigeria Police Force, not forgetting friends of the Nigeria Police like the Ministry of Police Affairs and Police Service Commission. We are still going to visit all the service chiefs in the Federation to show our support.
Alhaji Olaniyan noted that this is PCRC's way of supporting IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, a man who seeks more improvement on the welfare of Police personnel.
He said his message to Nigerians is to see one's self as a partner in progress for all our security agencies. "Let us use this period to expose criminal element among us. They are living with us. Let us use this period to expose criminals and stop hiding them in our community.
About 2000 police personnel benefited in this 2025 Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Ramadan Palliative to cushion the economic hardship during the fast period.