Kayode Egbetokun, the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, has known as on the Federal Government to dedicate extra funds to the Police and enhance its annual personnel recruitment quota from 10,000 to twenty,000.
Mr Egbetokun made the decision on Wednesday on the ongoing Defence Week for the Senior Executive Course, SEC, 45 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, close to Jos.
The IGP offered a paper titled, ”Industrialisation, Energy Security and Climate Change: The Role of the Nigerian Police Force.”
Mr Egbetokun decried the grossly insufficient variety of personnel within the pressure, saying that insufficient funding was additionally accountable for the lack of the pressure to successfully fight crime and criminality within the nation.
He, significantly, mentioned that the scarcity of recent gear was additionally accountable for the lack of the police to safe services that may allow industrialisation within the nation.
”The Nigerian Police requires a further 190,000 personnel to be at par with the United Nations suggestion.
”Inadequate manpower has resulted in low police presence and will hinder the Federal Government’s industrialisation efforts.
”Without adequate police presence and response capabilities, industrial websites are susceptible to felony actions, thereby, hampering financial progress.
”As a part of my suggestion for this lecture, my workplace will liaise with the Chairman of the Police Service Commission and the Minister of Police Affairs.
“I will recommend to the government the need to increase the annual intake of personnel into the force from 10,000 to 20,000, starting from 2024,” he mentioned.
Mr Egbetokun additional known as on the federal authorities to direct the Minister of Finance to offer funds for the procurement of recent crime-fighting gear for the pressure.
The IGP, nevertheless, mentioned that the federal authorities had lately authorised the recruitment of extra police personnel throughout the nation, however didn’t disclose the quantity to be recruited.
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