National Police of Niger
The National Police is the national civilian police force of Niger. The National Police are under the Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization and report to the General Directorate of National Police. They are responsible for law enforcement in urban areas, the protection of government buildings and institutions, and the security of government leaders. Niger's gendarmerie, the Gendarmerie Nationale, is a separate agency under the Niger Armed Forces, and are responsible for policing in rural areas.
The National Police numbered approximately 5,000 in 2014. The Niger police emergency number is 17.
The National Police sponsor a semi-professional football club, AS Police, which plays in the Super Ligue.
Organization
The General Directorate of the National Police is the highest structure of the National Police of Niger and is headed by Director-General Souley Boubacar. The General Directorate of the National Police is subdivided in 9 directorates. The directorates are:- Directorate of the National School of the Police --
- Directorate of Financial Resources --
- Directorate of Human Resources --
- Directorate of Logistics and Infrastructures --
- Directorate of Public Security --
- Directorate of Judiciary Police --
- * Division of Criminal Investigations --
- * Division of Financial and Economic Investigations --
- * Division of Vice and the Protection of Minors --
- * Division of Cybercriminality, Statistics and Analysis --
- * National Central Bureau - Interpol --
- * Anti-Drug Center --
- * Judiciary Identity Central Service --
- * Inter-regional Judiciary Service --
- Directorate of Homeland Intelligence --
- Directorate of Protection of High Personality --
- Directorate of Studies and Technical Cooperation --