Borno: IGP commissions area command office, police barracks
11 October 2022 |
5:19 am
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali has commissioned the Area Command Office and a barrack in Beneshiek town for effective policing in Borno State.
[files] Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba. Photo/FACEBOOKTHENIGERIAPOLICE
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali has commissioned the Area Command Office and a barrack in Beneshiek town for effective policing in Borno State.
According to him, other commissioned projects include renovated administrative offices and staff quarters of the Police College, Maiduguri.
Alkali, who unveiled the projects in Beneshiek, said: “These projects, including the renovated ones, are for the policemen to improve their working environment in various communities in the state.”
He noted that conducive retirement abodes are also to be provided for them and urged the Beneshiek Community to own and protect the inaugurated police projects for effective and efficient policing to protect life and property.
While commissioning other projects at the Police College, Maiduguri, he disclosed that the 10,000 recruits at the college are to be posted to their Local Councils after their training by the end of this year.
He said: “This is the essence of providing accommodation close to the police stations. Members of the police community relations committee (PCRC) should not get tired of community policing.
“Policemen should imbibe the culture of maintenance, as it has become the greatest challenge of sustaining police facilities and structures across the country.
“Cleanliness is next to godliness, hygiene and welfare of the policemen and communities they serve.” On community policing, he noted that it has been misused and misunderstood by the general public.
According to him, “The actual thing we are saying is that we need sons and daughters of any community that are employed and have time to partner with the police in keeping their environments policed.
“Policing is not only the job of policemen, but a collective responsibility of all.
Community policing is aimed at identifying the nooks and crannies of the various communities the PCRC serves. The committees should partner with police to protect life and property.”
Citing the Civilian JTF, The IGP said that its members are a remarkable force that is emulated by other states in the country.
He noted that it is important to engage volunteers who are living in the communities to be policed. He, therefore, warned that failure to know communities’ attributes could, however, lead to poor policing in protecting people and their property.
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