A total of 10, 000 police constables recruited last year will be posted to their states of origin for community policing.
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun has disclosed that 30,000 police constables will now be recruited annually.
Egbetokun spoke during the pasing out parade of 10,000 recruits at the Police Training school, Bauchi on Thursday, according to a statement by Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP.
The police boss said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given an approval for the annual recruitment of 30,000 constables to bolster the personnel of the Force, which many insist is grossly inadequate for the country.
The IGP said the graduating recruits have bee equipped with the necessary manpower of perform their duties to the country, urging them to be professional and friendly in discharging their duties in the various communities where they will be posted.
Egbetokun said, “Our comprehensive and research-based curriculum has equipped them with fundamental policing ethics, norms, and practices, as well as modern law enforcement principles.
“We have high expectations for this graduating class of constables, and we are confident that they will uphold the values imparted to them during their training, thereby contributing to the enhancement of law enforcement in our country.
“The President’s approval for the annual recruitment of 30,000 police constables over the next few years is expected to strengthen our internal security, enhance police performance, and promote optimal police service delivery nationwide.”
Nigeria is one of the countries with the least police personnel in the world with its current strength of 370,000 policemen and officers, according to checks by the magazine.
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