Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday, said the police had completed training of 6, 000 newly recruited constables in its schools across the country.
In his address, read during the passing out parades at the police training schools in Maiduguri, Enugu and Minna, Idris said that the constables had completed their seven-month basic police training.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the IGP was represented at the Maiduguri and Enugu parades by assistant inspectors general of police in-charge of Zones 3 and 9, Kayode Aderanti and Hosea Karma, respectively.
Idris was represented at the ceremony in Minna by the Niger Commissioner of Police, Dibal Yakadi.
He said that the Federal Government has embarked on recruitment of 10, 000 additional police personnel to enhance its operations in the country.
The IGP said the recruitment and training was aimed at meeting the United Nations’ (UN) recommendation of one policeman to 400 people.
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