…the newly trained personnel are to perform the highly debated community policing duties across the country.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) now has a new special unit, the Special Constabulary Police.
The unit became a reality following the passing-out parade of the listed officers which was conducted across the country on Friday.
Newsheadline247 understands that the newly trained personnel are to perform the highly debated community policing duties across the country.
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In Ogun State, about 320 new officers were said to have been arrested trained at the Police Training School, Iperu.
The Commandant of the training school, Abdulsalam Razaq, said the new intakes were indigenes of the 20 local governments in Ogun.
Razaq said the newly trained officers would be deployed to their various local governments to assist the police in modern policing and to stem the spate of crimes in their communities.
According to him, the special constables have been well trained on how best to perform police duties, intelligence gathering and respect for human rights.
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