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‘One Policeman Does Job Of Two’: IGP Egbetokun Laments Shortage of Officers

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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has lamented the chronic shortage of officers in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), saying an officer does the work of two persons.

The IGP while addressing men and officers of the Kwara State Police Command, said there are about 370,000 officers in the Force, which is not enough.

“We’re paying attention to manpower. I know that there’s a shortage of manpower in your command. I know the stress that I went through while I was the commissioner of police here in making sure that the job was done. I know that one policeman today does the job of two policemen.

“A policeman would close from night duty and resume for morning duty. And as he’s closing from morning duty, he’s resuming night duty. And when he dozes off in public, his photograph would be taken and posted, making ridicule of him. I’m aware of all these.”

But despite this challenge, the police boss says “hope is on the way” for the Nigerian police.

“We’re making efforts to increase your strength. Mr President recently gave an approval for us to increase our yearly recruitment into the police.

“That’s a step forward and that is how to start. We need to double the strength of the police force in the country but we cannot do it overnight. We are going to gradually do it and gradually we will get there.”

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