We’ve deployed 25,000 constabularies against criminals across Nigeria — Minister of Police Affairs
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, has said that 25,000 constabularies have been trained and deployed across the country for community policing.
He made this revelation at the 38th Session of the ministerial briefing which was organized by the Presidential Communications Team.
“The ministry through the Police Academy which you are all aware is a degree-awarding institution for the police, has graduated and conducted the passing out of 637 cadets on 14th December 2019, as superintendent of police.
“We also admitted 1,295 undergraduates for the 2019/2020 academic session. Additionally, they have also graduated and passed out 603 ASPs in 2018, 627 cadets ASPs in 2019 and 423 ASPs in the 2021 academic year. Further to this, the recruitment of 40,000 constables approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, in trenches of 10,000 per batch it’s now in the third batch. When completed in July 2022, it will improve manpower requirements in Nigerian police by 30,000 in addition to the ASPs that are being graduated between 2019 to date.
“I want to appeal to individuals and organizations seeking police special protection services, to cooperate with the police for the success of the programme. We’re aware that some individuals and organizations are using the police that are not properly accounted for. But this time around with this automation project, we’ll make sure that only police services that are required are being extended to people who show cause for the need for the services of the police. So we want to sincerely appeal for the understanding of the public in the implementation of this programme so that we will do it to the best of our ability and for the good of policing and security in the country”, he said.
