The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday, began the Police Community Relations Committee on national women and youths sensitization summit on peaceful, free and fair 2023 general elections with the theme ‘Ensuring Secured and Safe Atmosphere for Nigerian Women and Youths during Election Process’.
Similarly, the IGP addressed the previous batch of police constables who have been trained in weapons handling, police tactics and techniques, human rights standards in arrest, detention and search of persons or vehicles, and public order management by the NPF Peacekeeping Office.
The officers conducted a brief demonstration of the contemporary techniques for crowd control and intervention in the event of public disorder which they have learned in preparation for the general elections. Meanwhile, the IGP, while reiterating his vision for a police force built on the tenets of training and retraining, charged the officers to employ their training judiciously with a huge dedication to duty so as to ensure that the 2023 general elections security management is effectively handled at every level, particularly at the grassroots.All rights reserved.
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