By Hassan Zaggi
In other to ensure that the 2023 general election is hitch-free, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, has vowed to adequately restructure, equip, provide effective trainings, to the officers of the Mobile Police Force to enable them align with its age-long tradition of basic unit concept and unit deployment.
The IGP stated this when he met with the leadership of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) and Squadron Commanders at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The meeting was aimed at appraising the internal security situation of the country and unravel the possible ways of positioning the Nigeria Police Force for effective service delivery through strategic restructuring.
While reiterating the importance of proper election security management for the upcoming 2023 general elections, the IGP challenged the Squadron Commanders to provide adequate security in their respective Areas of Responsibility, support the conventional police not only during the general elections, but in ensuring and reassuring members of the public of their safety before, during, and after the elections.
He, however, noted that the present leadership of the Nigeria Police Force will continually embark on training and retraining of its officers to reposition the Police and invariably improve the general security of Nigeria even as the NPF attains its primacy in maintenance of law and order.
This is even as the has approved the training of the first batch of Bell 412EP B1.3 Type-Training Course for Police Airwing Aircraft Maintenance Engineers comprising 17 officers, whose training is expected to improve the technical expertise of the Aircraft Maintenance Unit of the Police Airwing and prevent operational mishaps during aerial surveillance operations.
On the other hand, the IGP has approved the training of more Pilots on Cessna Citation, the training and maintenance of a fully operational Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squad, training of more Engineers on both Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing, as well as training for other auxiliary aviation staff to streamline operational inadequacies, improve human resourcefulness and ensure enhanced operational efficiency and cohesive operations. The trainings, which were run simultaneously, in partnership with foreign experts, came to an end on Friday in Abuja.
