36,000 Police to attend promotion courses in december-IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IG-P), Mr Slomon Arase, said in Abuja on Friday that 36,000 police officers would attend promotion courses in December.
Arase, who said this during an inspection tour of the FCT Police command, said that 4,000 Inspectors would also attend the board for promotion.
He advised the officers against bribing any instructor during the duration of the course as all expenses would be paid by the police authority.
“If you go on course do not give any instructor money during the course for whatever reason.
“You know I have zero tolerance for corruption, that is why the roadblocks were removed,’’ he said.
He said that the implementation of the safer highways introduced by his administration was yet to yield the desired results.
The IG-P warned officers against arbitrary arrest and detention, adding that their operations must be intelligence driven.
He also warned Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and Area Commanders (ACs) against illegal deployment of policemen to guard people who are not entitled.
“The illegal deployment of police officers is not going to be accepted.
“If you are a DPO or an Area Commander, don’t deploy our officers without permission, if you do that and you are caught, severe sanction awaits you,’’ he warned.
However, he said that the welfare of officers would be tied to performance.
“You cannot have a good police force without addressing their welfare,’’ he said.
He said that there are plans by the police to set up a scholarship scheme for children of officers.
Similarly, he said that a housing scheme for the rank and file before they retire from service was in the offing.
The police boss also warned officers against using horsewhips on civilians.
“I don’t want any of you whenever you are on the traffic to start carrying horse whip and sticks,’’ he said.
Earlier, FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilson Inalegwu, said that the rapid expansion of the territory was posing a challenge to the command’s resources.
He said that there was a need for the creation of two additional area commands in Karu and Gwarinpa to meet the demands of effective policing.
Wilson pointed out that accommodation for personnel was also a challenge as most of them live outside the territory.
He said that crime had been reduced to the barest minimum with the commitment of officers of the command.
The police commissioner said the command was partnering with relevant stakeholders in the territory to ensure safety of residents.
He said that the command had keyed into the IG-P’s initiative of safer highways with 25 patrol vans.
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how many of them will be promoted and police will buy the idea to release suspect without collecting money from the suspect since the person is not found guilty. i said this because of acronym that said i follow ten thousand ,i no follow five thousand
so far so good our present IG P is working very well but Sir this issue of ASCON Exams/Screening is in another dimention now, Sir what is going be the out come of this one again because first one has been cancledl. pls help us monitor this one
I think that Mr. Arase is doing a good job already. So far, we can trust the way he handles the Nigerian police force. I hope he orders a credible probe of the kidnap and murder of Mr. Emmanuel Chukuwuemeka Udemba in Anambra state without delaying any much longer.
Police should be taught security based 21st century- compliant courses like use of ict in security and anticorruption drives,elementary maths/ calculus, simple computer programming,,nigerian sociology,elementary criminology and forensic psychology,studies in moral philosophy,,ethics,bible, koran and traditional african morality and culture,first aid skills,driving and emergency automotive repair skills, criminal law, elementary jurisprudence, basic bookeeping/ record keeping and accountability,basic sports and stamina training, ,community policing, elementary psychiatry,human rights and extra judicial conflict resolution.All these are very important for society.Thank you
We will review and take appropriate action.