FG releases N15bn to Police for 2011 polls
LAGOS — The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mr Hafiz Ringim, weekend, disclosed that over N15 billion had been released to the Nigeria Police Force to purchase equipment and other necessary logistics, with a view to ensuring a successful general elections come April.
The sum, he said, also included retraining of policemen, pointing out that officers and men of the Force would have no excuse if they failed to deliver the expected result.
The Inspector-General of Police made the disclosure while addressing journalists at the passing out parade of 1,074 Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police, ASPs, Specialists Course 1, at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.
According to him, “it is on recorded that the Federal Government has given the Inspector-General of Police more than N15 billion for the purchase of equipment, to train manpower, purchase other necessary logistics and to pay the allowances of men and women of the Force that will take part in the 2011 general elections.
“The Police Force, the Inspector General of Police, the men and women of this great service have no excuse or whatsoever and we will not fail. Come 2011 general elections, there will be free, fair executed general elections. We have shown the world, we have shown the people of this country that we are capable, from what is done in the primaries so far.”
Ringim also promised that the police would not take side during the forth coming general elections, adding: “I assure all Nigerians of peaceful general elections. You have seen what the police did during the parties’ primaries; no police person was accused of supporting one candidate against another.
“In same manner, the police will not take side with any political party or candidates. We shall provide security for all during and after elections.”
The IGP said the injection of the new police officers into the Force would, no doubt, improve the investigation of cases, particularly scientific cases.
LAGOS — The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mr Hafiz Ringim, weekend, disclosed that over N15 billion had been released to the Nigeria Police Force to purchase equipment and other necessary logistics, with a view to ensuring a successful general elections come April.
The sum, he said, also included retraining of policemen, pointing out that officers and men of the Force would have no excuse if they failed to deliver the expected result.
The Inspector-General of Police made the disclosure while addressing journalists at the passing out parade of 1,074 Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police, ASPs, Specialists Course 1, at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.
According to him, “it is on recorded that the Federal Government has given the Inspector-General of Police more than N15 billion for the purchase of equipment, to train manpower, purchase other necessary logistics and to pay the allowances of men and women of the Force that will take part in the 2011 general elections.
“The Police Force, the Inspector General of Police, the men and women of this great service have no excuse or whatsoever and we will not fail. Come 2011 general elections, there will be free, fair executed general elections. We have shown the world, we have shown the people of this country that we are capable, from what is done in the primaries so far.”
Ringim also promised that the police would not take side during the forth coming general elections, adding: “I assure all Nigerians of peaceful general elections. You have seen what the police did during the parties’ primaries; no police person was accused of supporting one candidate against another.
“In same manner, the police will not take side with any political party or candidates. We shall provide security for all during and after elections.”
The IGP said the injection of the new police officers into the Force would, no doubt, improve the investigation of cases, particularly scientific cases.
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