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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Inspector-
General of Police, Solomon Arase, to reduce the number of
policemen attached to dignitaries. He said such policemen be
redeployed to regular police duties.
The President also warned the IGP and the Police
Service Commission (PSC) that he would not tolerate
extortion of money from unemployed Nigerians in the
forthcoming Police recruitment.
Speaking during a meeting with officials of the Ministry of
Police Affairs and the Police Service Commission in the
Presidential Villa, President Buhari said that those in
charge of recruitment and training in the Police must be
above board and eschew every form of extortion and
underhand dealing.
“You must ensure that the recruitment process is transparent.
Those who will conduct the recruitment must be above
board. It should not be heard that they receive gratification
or extort money from those who want to enlist in the police,”
he cautioned.
Speaking earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
of Police Affairs, Dr James Obiegbu while briefing
President Buhari on the activities of the President
enumerated some challenges facing the Police.
According to him, the challenges included inadequate police
personnel, dwindling finances and non-rehabilitation of police
training schools.
Similarly, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission,
Mr. Mike Okiro who expressed gratitude to the president
for giving approval for the recruitment of 10,000 police
officers said that the country needed to have more than the
305,579 policemen and women to effectively secure the
country.
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