We have transformed the Nigeria Police Force says Caleb Olubolade.

[FMINigeria]

                        Some pragmatic steps have been taken in an effort to transform the Nigerian Police Force in recent times.  The Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (rtd) has declared.

He made the declaration while presenting his Ministry's mid-term report at the ongoing ministerial platform organized by the Federal Ministry of Information.

He said, the Ministry now has a Presidential Committee to re-organize the Nigeria Police Force, the report of which is undergoing a draft white paper review.  Olukolade further said that a Presidential Committee to investigate proliferation of small arms and light weapons has been set up.

The Minister also reported that a committee on the establishment of DNA facility in Nigeria has been set up, while there has been provision of adequate logistics and increased training to overcome the challenges.

Furthermore, the Minister said declaration of a state of emergency in 3 Northern States of, Yobe, Borno and Adamawa is a right step in right direction.

Olukolade also said that, the Ministry has continued to promote better co-operation and intelligence exchanges with international multilateral and security institutions and also provided relief materials to displaced and affected persons in the States under emergency rule to cushion the effects of hardship brought about by insurgents.

As further achievements of his Ministry, the Minister said, in 2012, it initiated four policies meant to address NPF funding, training and prevent the misuse of explosives.  "Among the policies are the Nigeria Police Force Reform Trust Fund–Establishment Bill; The Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment, etc) Bill, 2012; Policy on explosives and establishment of ten new EOD sub-units.

Apart from the above, the Minister said, he has initiated several workshops on community policing, intelligence gathering, effective budgeting and revenue generation; inter-agency security meetings; monitoring and supervisory programmes; Interpol conferences/security and international exhibitions and expositions.

The Minister also said, five major capital projects and training of the Nigeria Police Force has been put in place, namely, upgrade of Police Academy, Wudil, Kano to a Degree awarding institution; modernization of the Nigeria Police Staff College, Jos; The national public security communications system; provision of logistics and training.

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[Folami David]

I do not believe this at all because I've not seen any transformation whatsoever. I feel they still have a lot of work to do.