THE Commissioner of Police,
Niger State Police Command, Mrs Desire D. Nsirim, has assured of constant
and regular training and re-training of officers and men in her command
with the view to counter the present security and terrorism challenges in
the state.
Mrs Nsirim gave the assurance at the
graduation ceremony of a 3-week training programme on combat operation
readiness for trainees at the parade ground of 12 Police Mobile Force,
Minna, the state capital.
She commended the graduands on
their dedication to the tenets of the Nigeria Police, promising that they would
be posted to where their services would be needed rather than being rendered
redundant through irregular postings.
Earlier in his welcome address, the
Commander, Counter Terrorism Unit, Base 12, Minna, Superintendent of
Police, (SP),Yakubu Emmanuel Yakubu, noted that a total number of 103 trainees
participated in the exercise, including 18 Inspectors, 22 Sergeants, 46
Corporals and 17 Constables, drawn from the four Area Commands of Minna Metro,
Bida, Kontagora and Suleja.
Yakubu E. Yakubu explained that the
training exercise, jointly organized by Counter Terrorism Unit and Police
Mobile Force, tagged,” Combat Operations Training,” was aimed at preparing the
officers and men of the police, whenever they were faced with any
security challenges, especially, the menace of the dreaded "Boko Haram
sect" members.
“Need I say we are in the threshold
of history as a nation. We hear of one terrorist activity or the other, thereby
eroding the confidence of the people in the police. The impression is, we lack
the capacity to contain the situation. To my mind, the reason is, we seem
naive, timid and above all, apathetic. Hence, the trainees were exposed to core
areas of how best to face the challenges of the history and evolution of AK-47
rifles and its parts, as well as safety rules of the AK-47 rifle.
“Stripling and assembling of AK-47
rifle, hitherto the exclusive preserve of armourers, mindset/ tactical
awareness, body positioning/ aiming of rifle, cordon and search and road
blocks.”
According to him, human rights laws
and many others, including physical and health exercise were included, not
forgetting the core values of parade drill exercise.
“Terrorism has taken a centre stage
in our value system. Our police men and police stations have become soft
targets to these hoodlums, oftentimes, resulting in loss of lives of our dear
policemen, loss of arms, and in extreme cases, setting police stations ablaze,
resulting in loss of relevant crime documents.
“Our places of worship and places of
relaxation are not spared. Virtually, everybody is kept in fear of this dare
devilry. The annoying thing is that such atrocities were committed without any
challenges by the police. Today, I can beat my chest, without any iota of fear
or doubt, that we are battle ready to ward off any form of insurrection.”
Tribune
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