The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, says the federal government has been recruiting more policemen to enhance security and safety in the county.
Mr. Dingyadi said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 15th edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard, organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture.
According to the minister, the ministry had supervised the recruitment of 30,000 police personnel out of the 40,000 additional police constables approved by the government.
He added that volunteers at community levels were also trained nationwide to support police operations at the grassroots.
“It is worthy to note that about 25,000 were trained in several police colleges across the country, through arrangements with state governors, local government chairmen and traditional rulers,” he said.
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He said the volunteers, were trained on basic police duties, modern intelligence gathering techniques and rule of law, and were deployed to their local governments of origin to aid intelligence gathering and improve police visibility at the lowest level.
He said the volunteers, were trained on basic police duties, modern intelligence gathering techniques, and rule of law, and they were deployed to their local governments of origin to aid intelligence gathering and improve police visibility at the lowest level.
The minister said the approval of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund bill by the President Muhammadu Buhari has bridged funding gaps for the Police.
“This has since been made operational by the Ministry of Police Affairs to realise a laudable objective of insulating financing gaps for police operations.
“The fund has successfully delivered on its 2020 budget with purchase of operational vehicles, arms, and ammunition, bulletproof vests, and helmets for police operations.
“The fund has also purchased medical items to meet the health of policemen nationwide while the renovation of offices and barracks also received attention,” he added.
