FG to recruit 10,000 policemen for terrorism war –Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his administration will recruit 10,000 police officers to fight the ‎terrorism war.
President Buhari made the disclosure in his remarks at the ‎National Security Summit organised by the Nigeria Police, in collaboration with The Sun Publishing Limited,‎ at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
The theme of the security summit is, ‘Community Partnership Approach to Internal Security and Crime Management’.
According to the president the Federal Government was planning to employ extra 10,000 police officers, saying it would establish a proper and equip multi-lateral anti-terrorism multi-agencies taskforce to effectively address the challenge of the insurgency in a sustainable manner.
He said his administration was making efforts to enhance operational capacities of officers of the police through tailored-made training programmes that would give them the right civil orientation in their roles as guardians of the constitution.
To further strengthen security of the public space, Buhari said security was being monitored with the CCTV monitoring system in major cities and towns in the country while the police and security mechanisms would be strengthened.
He said in appreciation of the strategic role of the Nigerians and the communities, his administration would encourage states to recreate state and community interacting with the police under a model that would integrate members of the community to policing at the grassroots level.
The president said he was expectant that the summit would come out with ways to attain these policies and focus of the administration.
President Buhari also commended the leadership of the police for appreciating the yearnings of the public by dismantling roadblocks, which had consistently portrayed a dark side of policing and became object of discord between the citizens and the police.
He acknowledged the initiative of the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to ‎introduce the safe highway motorized scheme and deploy over 500 patrol vehicles along major high ways to replace roadblocks, meant to reassure citizens of their security and safety.
He also noted the police leadership’s commitment to uphold Chapter 4 of the Constitution and commit officers of the force to the adherence of United Nations and African Union Charter and other global instruments on human rights ‎while also introducing alternative dispute resolution procedures for policing functions.
He commended the IGP’s policy trust that discouraged retrial of Nigerian citizens and encouraged the practice of intelligence crime detection.
The president said these initiatives if properly implemented ‎would address and strengthen citizens’ confidence in the police, enhance and create good grounds for community-led policing to flourish.
He tasked the police to not just talk the talk, but also to walk the talk in line with Federal Government’s promise to Nigerians.
He said his administration would strive to bequeath a reformed, re-orientated, well-trained, well-equipped and highly motivated police force, adding that the dream could only be achieved with the support of the citizens.
Buhari said it was a sacred responsibility, which all citizens owed the country, especially at this time that his administration was re-energising the counter-terrorism initiatives and working very hard to protect the citizens from crime and guarantee the safety and security of all Nigerians