CAPACITY BUILDING: IGP ORDERS REORIENTATION PROGRAMME, ARMS DRILL FOR POLICE PERSONNEL

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered regular and continuous reorientation courses, arms drills and Baton and Rifle Exercises (BARE) for all Police personnel across the country.

The BARE contained in Statement made on Friday by the Force Public Relation Officer(FPRO) Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the IGP reaffirmed his commitment to reposition the NPF through modern global practices through training and retraining of police officers and men, at the Passing out Parade of personnel of the Special Protection Unit (SPU) on a two(2) week retraining program held at SPU Training School, Dei-Dei Abuja.

According to him, the exercise included a brief display of martial arts skill, assimilation test comprising stripping and assembling of firearm with one hand

“Either with eyes open or blindfolded in abuja”

The AIG SPU, AIG Okon.O. Effiong, who was represented by the DCP SPU Sabastine Dongshal, was accompanied by some other senior officers of the Unit and reiterated the readiness to cascade such training to all commands and formations of the NPF in line with the directive of the IGP” Adejobi stated.