Enugu partners NPTF to revamp police training institutions

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has said his administration is ready to partner with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) to revamp the Police College, Oji River, and the Police Detective College in Enugu to restore them to centres of excellence and boost the war against crime and insecurity.

Mbah made this known on Tuesday during a working visit to the Government House, Enugu, by the management of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund led by the Executive Secretary, Mohammed Sheidu, and senior hierarchy of the Nigeria Police led by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Training, DIG Frank Mba.

“We see security as our number one priority in the state. The reason is because we have a great ambition as to how our economy can grow and we do not see that happening without the private sector; and naturally, the private sector is not designed to absorb security risk. They can take other finance and commercial risks, but not security.”

“So, we are pleased that we are having this engagement with you because there are some alignments in objectives here where you are proposing to build the capacity and welfare of the police personnel.

“We also believe that crime-fighting has gone beyond just standing on the road and waiting for criminals to be hunted. I think there is quite a lot that technology allows us to accomplish in the area of crime prevention and crime fighting. Therefore, we have invested hugely in the provision of some of the most modern and state-of-the-art security infrastructure here. We invested in the security surveillance camera system. The CCTV is AI-embedded and helps us to track criminals through our Distress Response Squad, DRS.”

Speaking earlier, Sheidu said the team was in Enugu State as part of an ongoing nationwide assessment of police training institutions, noting that the Police College, Oji River and the Police Detective College had played critical roles in producing some of the finest officers in the Nigeria Police and needed to be restored to their old glories.