Police To Recruit 40,000 Community Officers, Arrests 4,187 In Seven Months
In a bid to bridge the gap between the Force and members of the public,the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu on Tuesday disclosed plans to recruit 40,000 Community Policing Officers (CPOs).
The Police top brass said the CPOs are expected to complement the Police in law enforcement functions within their localities by performing low-risk and non-sensitive duties.
Speaking in Abuja at the monthly meeting of the IGP with other senior police chiefs, the IG also disclosed that the relationship between the police and members of the public in the last seven months has resulted in the arrest of 4,187 suspected criminals.
The IG while attributing the number of arrests made in the last seven months to the relationship between the Police and community members, said that the implementation of the community policing concept was imperative
For proper implementation, the IG said: “We are drawing on the Provisions of the Police Act in relation to the recruitment and utilisation of Special Constables who will be engaged as Community Policing Officers (CPOs) under the coordination of the Nigeria Police towards evolving a community-focused policing architecture.”
- Advertisement -
He also revealed that the highest number of rescued victims were from Zamfara state.
Highlighting how the CPO concept would be implemented, Adamu said: “The breakdown of the Community Policing deployment plan covers the recruitment of a total of 40,000 CPOs across the country in the interim.
“The CPOs will be recruited from within the communities where the prospective applicants reside and average of 50 CPOs are to be engaged in each of the 774 Local Government Areas.
On how the relationship between the police and members of the public has yielded result, Adamu said: “Between January, 2019 to date, 4,187 high profile suspects have been arrested nationwide. This includes 1,629 armed robbery suspects; 1,053 suspected kidnappers; 1,023 cultists, and 482 murder suspects.”
On recovery, the IG said: “1,181 firearms of various descriptions and calibre including Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and rocket launchers were recovered in various police operations across the country within the same period. 389 stolen vehicles were also recovered from criminal elements
Comments are closed.