The Nigeria Police College has confirmed that about 500 recruits, have been dismissed for various offences. A
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Adekunle Oladunjoye, who is the Acting
Commandant of the College, revealed this during the graduation of 4,484
recruits in Kaduna on Friday. The offences committed by the recruits included forgery, stealing, health challenges and indiscipline.
“The recruit intake Batch 1/2011 course was inaugurated in October 2011.
“They
were sent in by the various Police Commands in northern Nigeria
catchments areas such as Kano, Jigawa Kaduna, Zamfara, Katsina, Niger,
Nasarawa, Plateau and the FCT.
“Today we are witnessing the
passing out of 4,484 recruits consisting general and specialist
constables after 15 months of classroom and field training,” he said.
The
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, reminded the graduands
of their primary
responsibilites – protecting the lives and property of
Nigerians.
“Our primary and sacred function of protection of life and property must not be compromised.
“You
must take into cognisance the fundamental human right of every citizen
which must not be infringed so as to gain the confidence of members of
the public,” he said.
Mr. Abubakar advised them to be of good character and to “eschew any form of corruption in the performance of your duties”.
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