THE Police has promoted 55, 270 officers to different ranks in the past one year, Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi has said.
According to Dingyadi, the promotion of police officers was among several achievements recorded since the ministry was created.
The minister made the disclosure while addressing a news conference to mark the one year anniversary of the ministry at Abuja on Friday.
He stated that 28,190 sergeants, 690 corporals and 26,390 inspectors were promoted.
“In an effort to strengthen the internal security architecture in the country, the Federal Government re-established the Ministry of Police Affairs out of the Ministry of Interior a year ago.
“The ministry is to, among others, initiate, formulate and implement policies and programmes relating to policing, which also include internal security as well as to provide supervision to the police force.
“One of the main objectives of the ministry is to create a secured environment for everyone living in the country and make Nigeria safe and more secure for economic development and growth.
“I represented the President recently at the commissioning of Police Mobile Force (PMF) Training College in Ende Hills, Nasarawa State.
“The college has since commenced training of mobile police officers. This is the third of its kind in the country after the premier PMF training college at Gworza, Borno, the second at Ila-Orogun, Osun and another which is sited in Sokoto.
“Our intention is to have PMF training schools in all the six geo-political zones to give effect to government’s renewed vigour at deepening operations of the police in tackling all forms of crimes in the country,” the Minister said.
