Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, on Saturday said the police had completed training of 6, 000 newly recruited constables in its schools across Nigeria.
In his statement during the passing out parades at the police training schools in Maiduguri, Enugu and Minna, Idris noted that the constables had completed their seven month basic police training.
Idris was represented at the ceremony in Minna by the Niger Commissioner of Police, Dibal Yakadi.
He said that the Federal Government had started the recruiting of 10, 000 additional police personnel to aid its operations in the country.
The I-GP said the recruitment and training was geared at meeting up to the United Nations’ receommended standard of one policeman to 400 people.
“The recruitment of these 6, 000 recruit constables who have completed their training across the country is to meet the UN recommendation of one policeman to 400 people.
“The Federal Government thought it wise to commence recruitment of another 10, 000 police to meet the UN recommendation,’’ he said.
“It will interest you to know that the federal government has made funds available for the four premier colleges of Ikeja, Kaduna, Oji-River, Maiduguri and other police training schools across the country,’ he said.
According to him, the training schools were equipped with appropraite gadgets to aid smooth execution of the exercise.
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