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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE



Nigeria police send personnel to China for communication technology training.

The Nigeria Police has sent number of its personnel to China for training on the handling and effective use of communication system to enhance the security surveillance across the country.

Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim made this known while delivering a lecture titled ‘Sustaining Nigeria’s Democracy Through National Security’ at the occasion of 2011 Press Week, Ogun State Nigeria Union of Journalists held in Abeokuta.

Represented by the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Nicholas Nkemdeme, the police chieftain noted further that Nigeria Police Communication System Project is a major milestone in the history of policing Nigeria, assuring when completed, this will enhance the security surveillance.

“To ensure the seamless working of the communication system, our personnel have been sent to China for training on the handling and effective deployment of this technology. We have installed automated vehicle locator in Lagos, Bayelsa and Port Harcourt with a view to covering the entire country as soon as possible,” the police boss informed.

He spoke further that the command has equally paid for three armoured helicopters, with one already delivered, while 24 armoured personnel carriers, 65 Toyota Hilux armoured patrol vans and 23 Mercedez Benz lorries and ten Toyota Land Cruiser armoured vehicles have been delivered.”

The Inspector General of Police, explained that in the area of welfare for its men, which is part of motivation to combat crimes, about 24,331 officers and men have successfully completed their promotion courses in line with the Police Reform Recommendation.

“All these are geared toward motivating the force to attain its optimum,” Ringim explained, stressing that as part of the command’s fight against the dreaded Boko Haram sect, the authority recently discovered and excavated arms and ammunitions looted by the extremists and buried in the ground.

He said, the feat was recorded at Kwaoni Village opposite 34 Police Mobile Force {Base, Gombe, pointing out that the recovered ammunitions include, 8,140 rounds of K2 rifle, 5.56mm live ammunition, 7 boxes containing 104 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition each, 10,660 rounds of 7.62mm, special AK47 rifles, eleven pistols, smoke gunners and 356 magazines.

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