President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday unveiled Federal Government’s plans to recruit 10,000 policemen 2 years after the last recruitment by the Nigeria Police Force.
President Buhari, who spoke at the National Security Summit on Community Partnership Approach to Internal Security and Crime Management, organised by the police in Abuja, said the government will also establish a well-trained and equipped anti-terrorism and multi-agency based task force to address the challenges of insurgency in a sustainable manner.
President Buhari also said that efforts were being made to enhance the operational capacity of officers of the Nigeria Police Force through a training programme targeted at giving them the right civil orientation in performing their roles as guardians of the Constitution.
At the summit, the President stated that the government was already considering the expansion of the Closed Circuit Television across major cities and towns in the country.
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