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No fewer than 6, 000 newly recruited constables have passed out of the police schools across the country and formally absorbed.

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, on Saturday said in
his address at the passing out parades at the police training schools
in Maiduguri, Enugu and Minna.

Idris said that the constables had completed their seven month basic police training.

He was represented at the Maiduguri and Enugu parades by Assistant
Inspectors General of Police in-charge of Zones 3 and 9, Mr. Kayode
Aderanti and Mr. Hosea Karma, respectively.

Idris was also represented at the ceremony in Minna by the Niger Commissioner of Police, Dibal Yakadi.

He said that the Federal Government has embarked on recruitment of
10, 000 additional police personnel to enhance its operations in the
country.

The IGP said the recruitment and training was aimed at meeting the
United Nations (UN) recommendation of one policeman to 400 people.

“The recruitment of these 6,000 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
state-of-the-art gadgets to facilitate smooth execution of the exercise.

The IGP said that the training and subsequent passing out parade of
constables cut across the general duties, sport and transport categories
of the force to improve the current strength of the police which stood
at

300, 000.

He said that to ensure that the trainees turned out with a high level
of professionalism, the recruits’ manual was reviewed to meet the
demands of contemporary policing.

Idris said that seasoned security experts and consultants were deployed to impact knowledge on the trainees.

“They were taken on special lessons on community policing,
maintaining peace in conflict areas and the use of firearms, public
order act and others,’’ he said.

He urged the constables to be diligent, selfless and patriotic while discharging their duties.

“The constables, who were drawn from six states, underwent six months
intensive course on all aspects of modern policing and human rights
issues.

“This passing out parade comes at the right time as the preparation
for general election which will commence in few months to come,” he
said.

Idris, however, charged the fresh constables to be diligent,
selfless, patriotic and implored them to put all they had learnt in the
college to practice while carrying out their duties in the field and
offices.

“As policemen, you must have respect to the rule of law, fundamental
human rights, and loyalty to the nation and the Force must be resolute
and total,’’ the police boss said.

According to him, the police authorities accorded priority to
capacity building and training of discipline and professional personnel
to meet the security challenges in the country.

Idris explained that the constables were exposed to science, human
rights laws and modern art of policing to promote discipline,
professionalism and effective policing.

The police chief tasked them to shun corruption, support government’s
programmes, and be disciplined, dedicated and professional in the
discharge of their duties.