The Oyo State Police Command, in partnership with Fimihan Adeoye Security Consult, has organised a three-day seminar for divisional police officers (DPOs) and tactical commanders across the state.

The training, with the theme: ‘Building Capacity for Effective Superintending’, was aimed at improving the service delivery of the senior officers.

Speaking at the event held at the command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, the Commissioner of Police, Johnson Adenola said training for police officers is essential for everyday activities, saying if knowledge is not updated, it becomes outdated.

According to him, in line with the vision of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, training should be a regular feature of police activities.

He said: “The essence of the training was to improve the service delivery of our men because we believe that with better knowledge, they will perform better.”

He noted that the training targeted the use of firearms, basic Police duty, interagency synergy, investigation processes, and investigation report writing, among others.

He, however, noted that Nigerians, particularly people in Oyo state, should, at the end of the training, expect professionalism and improved policing.

“As you can see, the men receiving this training are not the men on the road. We have their commanders, the DPOs, and the heads of tactical teams.

“But it is a sort of train-the-trainer. We expect that when they leave here, they will go and cascade that training to the men working under them. So essentially, it will ultimately get to the boys, and the expectation is improved service delivery,” he said.