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| Nigerian Police Barrack @Victoria Island as @October 6th, 2013 |
Despite the fact that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar since assumption of
office,has been working tirelessly to re-position the Nigerian Police
and to restore public confidence in the Force.
He has advocated a N50, 000 minimum wage for a constable in the
Force , saying such will go a long way to boost morale and promote efficiency.
The IG said he had already made proposal to the Federal
Government and making a “serious representation” for the actualization of the new salary structure for the police.
The Inspector -General also said
‘’apart from salary, other welfare packages like housing, training, mortgage
policy and efficient cooperative society are being restructured to ensure that
every policeman benefits from the scheme.'' 'We have started with the 500 housing unit in Abuja.'
He
warned his men to henceforth stop any form of harassment of journalists and
other innocent Nigerians, saying if reports were made, appropriate action
will be taken against erring officer.
He, however, urged them to protect their
stations and other public buildings.
The IGP further stressed that, “The era of attacking police station or
government building is over.
He said 16,000 policemen out of the 50,000
will go for Intelligence Training, while 10,000 will go for Detective Training.
He added that the newly promoted Assistant Inspector Generals of Police
underwent a two week management course in Lagos.
The question now is when would our Police officers live in
descent apartments, so as to function properly like their counterparts in other countries of the world?
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