Police prepare officers for state police as IGP backs reform process

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has declared its readiness to support the implementation of state police if approved, assuring that professionalism, accountability and operational excellence will remain central to the new policing framework.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, gave the assurance while declaring open a one-day sensitisation workshop on state police organised by the Nigeria Institute of Police Studies (NIPS).
He said the workshop was aimed at equipping police officers with the knowledge and capacity to participate constructively in discussions on state police and to effectively adapt to any future policing reforms.
The IGP encouraged participants t...