One of the buildings in the Mobile Police Training College, Nasarawa Eggon.
Collins Agwam – Lafia
In a bid to strengthen the security architecture of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, has commissioned a Mobile Police Training College at Ende Hills in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state.
The President who was represented by the Minister of Police Affairs, Alh. Muhammad Dingyadi on Wednesday said that he is very delighted with the establishment of the Police Training College in Nasarawa state, noting that, with the presence of the college, security in the state will be further strengthened to checkmate the activities of bandits.
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“The conceptualization and timely completion of the facility to enhance operational capacity of the Nigerian Police in dealing with current threat of insurgency, kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery and other emerging crimes. This training facility is of immense importance and has great significance and it adds to the previous existing PMF training institutions in the country .
“Additional training facilities will be established in other geo-political zones of the country to strengthen the operational capacity of the Mobile Police to ensure improved security for Nigerians”, the President said.
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Governor Abdullahi Sule expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for sitting the Police Mobile Force College in Nasarawa state while commending the Inspector-General of Police for conceiving the idea of establishing the College, noting that, the people of Nasarawa state will continue to remain grateful for having the facility in the state.
“Let me express my profound appreciation to His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria for graciously approving the siting of the Police Mobile Force Training College in Nasarawa State. We remain grateful for this laudable project. Let me also commend the Inspector-General of Police for conceiving the idea of establishing this college, aimed at equipping the personnel with technical knowledge, as well as strengthening our collective efforts in curbing security challenges in the country.
“Prior to the advent of the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria witnessed monumental threat to national security. The coming on board of the present Administration has significantly degraded the activities of the Boko Haram insurgency, kidnapping, banditry, farmer/herder clashes among other sundry crises. However, it is pertinent to note that, in spite of this effort, we are witnessing the resurgence of criminal elements which necessitated the need to re-strategize towards combating the security challenges bedeviling our society.
“It is my belief and conviction that the establishment of this college will serve as avenue for prospective participants to exchange ideas and share experience on modern trends of combating insecurity in the country. The college will also provide the needed platform for the appraisal of the security situation of the country and proffer workable solutions that will assist in entrenching a high-tech security system that will promote sustainable peace, stability and harmonious co-existence for socio-economic development of our country”, he said.
On his part, the Inspector-General Of Police, Mohammed A. Adamu expressed great joy with the establishment the college, he explained that, with the commissioning of the facility, the Nigeria Police now has three Mobile Police Training institutions.
“This project is significant in several ways. It represents a
critical national security asset which was established as part of the strategic approaches of the Nigeria Police in strengthening the capacity of the special and tactical operations arms of the Nigeria Police in dealing with current and emerging threats in the country on a sustainable basis.”
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, addressing the ceremony on Wednesday 12th August.
“The increasingly complex threats that the Police, as the primary internal security agency are grappling with had
necessitated the need to establish new Mobile Police Squadrons and expand the capacity of the Counterterrorism Unit and the Police Special Forces to deal with the threats. This initiative has
widened the training requirements of the Nigeria Police.”
“With the commissioning of this facility, the Nigeria Police now has three Mobile Police Training institutions. The first is in Gwoza, Maiduguri and the second one is in Illa-Orogun, Osun State. The three institutions shall be optimally utilised to expose officers to be drawn from the Mobile Police Force, Counterterrorism Unit, Special Protection Unit, and the Nigeria Police Special Forces to modern tools for dissecting complex security threats and acquiring the strategic and tactical capacity towards planning and undertaking special operations within international best policing standards to mitigate the threats. I am to add that plans are underway to
establish the fourth Police Mobile Training School in Sokoto to further strengthen our operational capacity development plans.”
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“Aside this, the establishment and execution of the project was achieved strictly within the financial capacity of the Nigeria Police Force, and support of the Nasarawa State Government, well-meaning individuals and corporate bodies as part of their Social Corporate Responsibilities (CSR)”, he said.
The IGP thanked President Muhammadu Buhari, the state governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammad Dingyadi, His Royal Highness, Retired Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad I, the Emir of Lafia and all the corporate bodies, individuals and the host communities for the exceptional support extended to the Nigeria Police Force which acted as the catalyst for the successful execution of the Project.
