•Partners United Nations For Improved Disciplinary Measures
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has commenced a two-week fully residential refresher training for all 79 Squadron Commanders of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ila-Orangun, Osun State.
This is in line with his mandate on training and human capacity development.
The training, which commenced on January 9, 2023, will end on January 23.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known on Friday, January 13, said that the training programme was geared towards strengthening the operational efficiency of the Squadron Commanders.
The FPRO stated further that the training was for more effective tactical deployment of their personnel to ensure a secured and hitch-free environment before, during, and after the 2023 general elections.
This, according to him, was aimed at reducing crime to their barest minimum in Nigeria.
Some of the focal points in the training included the use of contemporary riot control gadgets for suppression of riots and other serious disturbances, crowd control techniques, ambush and counter-ambush, diplomatic protection, combating internal security challenges and insurgency, as well as gun safety and weapons handling.
“The IGP has charged officers and men of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), the punching arm of the Force, to effectively make use of the opportunities the training would offer them and improve on their crime control mechanisms and general safety strategies, especially towards having free, fair and credible 2023 general elections,” CSP Adejobi said.
In another development, the IGP met with representatives of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) on Thursday January 12, to discuss possible areas of partnership to strengthen the oversight and accountability mechanisms of the Nigeria Police Force, including the Complaint Response Unit (CRU) and the Provost Department of the Force.
Discussions at the meeting included synergy between the foreign agencies, the Police Reform and Transformation Office (PORTO), the office of the President Federal Republic of Nigeria and the police, to improve the policing system in Nigeria and handle disciplinary matters judiciously.
The FPRO said: “The Inspector-General of Police has assured that his administration will collaborate with every sector to sanitize the police towards the achievement of his vision for a people-oriented Nigeria Police.”
