IN 15 STATES AND THE FCT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEGUN THE REHABILITATION OF POLICE STATIONS AND BARRACKS.

Dr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Police Affairs, announced that the federal government has begun the restoration of police stations and barracks in 15 federation states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at a cost of N15 billion.

He also stated that the government is placing intelligence equipment at the Nigeria Police Force’s zone 1 and 2 headquarters, as well as the force headquarters (NPF).

During a year-end briefing in Abuja on the ministry’s accomplishments, the minister stated that NPF has upgraded facilities in some training institutions, built and equipped hospitals/health centers, outfitted the FCT command, rehabilitated the Police Detective College in Enugu, and established the Nigeria Police Cyber Crime Control Centre.

He stated that the refurbishment of police stations and barracks in Kebbi, Edo, Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi, Plateau, Abia, Bayelsa, Nasarawa, Niger, Sokoto, Ogun, Lagos, and the Federal Capital Territory cost about N5 billion.

“The intelligence-led policing paradigm has resulted in the deployment of operational, intelligence, and ICT-based machinery to stem the tide of crimes and criminalities in Nigeria,” the minister stated. The Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT) and the Special Tactical Squad are two examples (FIB-STS). The ‘NPF Rescue Me’ application for emergency response; the NPF Crime and Incident Database Centre; and the Interpol Cybercrime Reporting platform at incb.npf.gov.ng are all available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for reporting cybercrime-related concerns.

“This includes all offences provided for by the Cybercrime Act, of 2015, including the production and dissemination of child pornography. The Interpol cybercrime team is also tasked with mitigating potential cyber-attacks.”

Dingyadi went on to say that there has been a significant improvement in the evaluation of the training curriculum for Nigerian police training institutions to fit with present policing realities in the country.

“A proposal is in the works to provide legal support to police training facilities around the country,” he says. This is intended to give them self-accountability in order to improve the skills of training institutions in producing quality workforce needed to deliver 21st-century police services in Nigeria.”