The Nigeria Police College in Maiduguri, Borno state capital has graduated 9, 989 recruits to defeat the challenges of policing to fight crimes in the country.
The police ration however, fell from 572 to 648 Nigerians to each police officer between 2016 and 2018.
While addressing the 2020 Batch of police recruits in Maiduguri, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba said:
“Today’s event marks the joyful climax of a physically exerting and instinctually challenging training activities.”
According to the IGP, the training is designed to transit the recruits from civilians to professional police officers.
The IGP, who was represented by his Deputy, Zannah Mohammed, added that the police training is the right orientation to meet the challenges of policing in a democratic society.
He said that the annual training of 10, 000 policemen was to change the narratives of policing to address the manpower gaps in the country.
He observed that the police ratio to citizens; has continued to decline from 572 in 2016 to 648 in 2018.
“The recruitment exercise projects the determination of Federal Government address the factors that lead to the rising rates of crimes and unemployment,” he said.
He said that the passing out of the recruits has saved them from the temptation of committing crimes with a platform to fight crimes.
He further disclosed that another set of 10, 000 recruits will resume training at 15 Police Training Institutions under 2021 batch.
He also said that President Muhammadu Buhari has remained committed in closing the gaps of operational efficiency of the Police and their welfare
