The Inspector
General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar has affirmed that training and
re-training of officers in the police force is critical to improving the
nation’s Criminal Investigative Department.
Mr. Abubakar who
was speaking at a conference of sectional heads and state Criminal
Investigative Departments (CIDs) in Abuja on Wednesday, said operations of
investigative units the world over are not taken with laxity.
Making reference
to the myriad of unresolved murder cases across the country, the Police boss
hinged this development on an incapacitated CID which he seeks more training
the officers to improve their investigative skills.
He announced that
the police is putting concrete strategies in place to tackle criminal
offenders, public officers or serving elected politicians who are linked with
the terrorist group Boko Haram.
The IGP underlined
external influences militating against the smooth operation of the force and
called for intensive training and re-training of police officers for the
efficiency of the service and national development.
Citing instances
such as the $620,000 bribery scandal of former House of Representatives leader,
Mr Farouk Lawan, and the purported Boko Haram links with some serving senators;
Mr Abubakar vowed to prosecute the alleged culprits as soon as concrete
evidence emerges.
The call for
reinforcement for the nation’s CID may not be new, but what is certain is the
renewed drive by the Nigerian police to adequately equip officers to guarantee
a more secured environment for national growth.