Police To Post 10,000 Constables, Plan 30,000 Annual Recruitment — IGP Egbetokun

In order to perform community policing, 10, 000 police constables were hired last year.

According to a statement released by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force, ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, this was revealed by the ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi on Thursday.

The constables recently completed their training at various police colleges, according to the statement.

He added that the Force was targeting 30, 000 annual recruitment in line with President Bola Tinubu’s approval.

At the Passing Out Parade at the Police Training School, Bauchi, on Thursday, Egbetokun, said the new personnel would boost the Nigeria police capacity, saying that they had been deployed to their states of origin for community policing.

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The IG, who was represented by the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Police Command, Auwal Muhammad, tasked the 10, 000 new constables to adhere to professionalism, fairness and friendliness in the discharge of their duties.

The IG explained that the passing out exercise was taking place at 12 different police training facilities across the country.

The exercise is the culmination of a six-month intensive training program that has tested the limits of the recruits’ mental and physical capacities, he said.

These individuals officially take on their professional police roles today, participating in the Passing-Out Parade, and stepping out of their civilian positions.

Egbetokun argued that the constables were taught the skills necessary to successfully address the country’s complex security problems while upholding the law’s principles during their training.

The IG 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 principles that they were trained to, helping to advance law enforcement in our nation.

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