The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has announced that the 10,000 newly recruited constables and specialists would be deployed into the Force in February 2025. This is even as the constables are currently undergoing training.
According the Force, the recruits would be deployed in their States of origin in line with the Federal Government’s community policing initiative.
Recall that NPF conducted a recruitment exercise into the Force earlier this years. And in June, the Police Service Commission released a list of 10,000 successful applicants for employment.
The list, however, generated controversy as he police, under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, rejected the list. The NPF alleged corruption in the exercise leading to the release of the list. It, therefore, demanded a fresh recruitment process. However, the demand that was rejected by the PSC, maintaining that the process was free and fair.
After weeks of stand-off, the police finally accepted the list in July. It announced that the 10,000 recruits would be sent for training.
According to the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, the recruits’ training was being conducted in 16 police training institutions across the country.
Adejobi stated that the training commenced on August 10, 2024, for the General Duty cadre. He added that the exercise would last for six months.
The Force spokesman said the specialist cadre training will commence on September 28, 2024.
The read, “The training is currently being conducted in 16 police training institutions spread across the Federation. The training commenced on August 10, 2024 for the General Duty cadre and would last for six months. The specialist cadre will commence training on September 28, 2024.
“This implies that come February 2025, all the successfully trained recruits (both General Duty and Specialist) will be absorbed into mainstream policing. And will be deployed to their various states of origin in line with the community policing scheme of the Federal Government.”
Adejobi also pointed out that the ongoing training for the newly recruited constables is guided and conducted through the implementation of a new and robust Training Plan and Curriculum.
“The training plan and curriculum provide for three learning phases. The Basic Training Course, Intermediate Training Course and the Practical Police Duty Course.
“These phases will emphasize the rudiments, fundamentals, core principles and concepts of contemporary policing. Suitable for a dynamic society such as our dear country, Nigeria.
“The courses being taught encompass core areas. Such as practical beat duty policing and police professional studies. Including suspects’ handling and detention, criminal law, emotional intelligence, distress and complaints handling, police ethics and code of conduct. Other areas are public relations and community policing, fundamental human rights, gender education, firearms handling and shooting range practice. Also included are unarmed combat, use of English and French languages, ICT, forensics, general liberal and field studies, amongst others.
“Recruits will also be exposed to relevant areas of law as it relates to policing. These include knowledge of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. Nigeria Police Act, 2020; Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015; Evidence Act, 2011 (as amended). And Cybercrime Prevention Act, 2015; Electoral Act 2022, etc.”
source: PUNCH
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