Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, has ordered the immediate distribution of police uniforms, kits and accoutrements to various zones, commands and formations in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for onward issuance to personnel.
It was learnt that the uniforms and kits were recently procured by the Force.
According to a statement by the acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the resuscitation of the quarterly issuance of uniforms and other accoutrements to members of the Inspectorate, Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Constable cadres in the Police Force was in furtherance of the ongoing efforts by the IGP to engender reforms and evolve a new people-friendly Police Force.
The issuance of the new uniforms and accoutrements, which which would be a continuous exercise, would be given free of charge to all Inspectors and members of the Rank-and-File of the Force, as provisions had been made for the continuous procurement in the police budget, the FPRO stated.
“The IGP therefore charged police personnel to imbibe the habit of proper and clean turn-out, in order to uphold sanctity, aura and professionalism of the noble profession, as efforts are in top gear to continually improve on the condition of service of all personnel of the NPF across board,” he added.
Also, the IGP approved the creation of First Aid Unit to be domiciled under the Nigeria Police Medical Service (NPMS), Force Headquarters, Abuja, and the inclusion of advanced First Aid Training to substitute the basic training available in the Nigeria Police Force training curriculum.
The police, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is currently holding a train-the-trainers workshop starting from Wednesday, February 23 to Friday, February 25, 2022, for personnel of the newly-created unit, who would be deployed to all commands and formations across the nation, and in turn train cadets and recruits at the various Police training institutions.
Alkali, who noted that the establishment of the First Aid Unit would enhance the capacity of the Police Emergency Response System, reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Force leadership to bequeathing to the nation a professional, dependable and responsive policing system.
