A total of 1,955 police recruits have graduated as constables from the Kaduna Police College after six months of training.
This is under the 2022 batch of the recruitment scheme of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) which had a total of 10,000 recruits nationwide.
The ceremony took place simultaneously in four Premier Colleges and 12 Police Training Schools across the country on Wednesday.
Speaking at the ceremony, the inspector-general of police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, who was represented by the deputy inspector-general of police (Operations) DIG Mustapha Dandaura, said the new constables will be deployed to complement officers on the forthcoming election duties to ensure peaceful and credible exercise.
The IGP said the training of the new recruits represented another giant stride by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration towards addressing the lingering manpower gap in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) which has been inhibiting optimal police service delivery.
“Indeed, the federal government’s policy of recruiting 10,000 Police Constables annually over three years shows commitment of Mr. President to bequeathing to our beloved country a reformed and well-positioned Police Force with capacity and commitment to attain its internal security mandate.
“To you the graduands, I wish to remind you that you are coming into a reformed Police Force that is experiencing an ethical rebirth, a Force that is increasingly equipped, well-focused and properly oriented to take the war against crimes to the fortress of criminal elements that are bent on threatening our shared values for peace, security and liberty.
“As you answer the national call and undertake this noble path of law enforcement, let me remind you that the bedrock of policing is discipline, and I am sure you must have been taught that the best form of discipline is self- discipline.
“Much as you have a promising and bright career ahead of you, how far you go in this career depends, to a great extent, on your character, discipline, and integrity.
“I am sure that you are all aware that the Force under my leadership has a zero-tolerance for indiscipline and any act that may be at variance with police professionalism.
“Therefore, I admonish you to resolve not to engage in any act unedifying of your good name, that of your families, and indeed the Force as you launch your policing career today,” he said.
