The Commandant of the Police Detectives College, Enugu, Commissioner of Police (CP) Rosemary Collins, has commended President Bola Tinubu for setting up the committee on the revamp of training institutions of the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps across the country.
CP Collins described the initiative, chaired by Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, as a morale booster for men and women in uniform, as well as a demonstration of President Tinubu’s genuine concern for the welfare of security personnel. She stated this during on-the-spot assessments of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) training facility in Oji River Local Government Area and the Nigeria Police Detectives College in Enugu by the Mbah-led committee on Sunday.
“This initiative has rekindled our hope and strengthened our resolve to serve the nation with renewed passion and dedication. We are grateful to the President for remembering the security agencies and prioritising our welfare and training. We assure the nation that we will continue to give our best and will not disappoint,” the Commandant added.
Meanwhile, speaking, Governor Mbah explained that President Tinubu’s decision to revamp and modernise the security training facilities was born out of the president’s commitment to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and give officers better training and conditions of service.
“So, as you may already know, this is an ongoing fact-finding mission – a national mission personally instituted by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Tinubu, who inaugurated the Ad Hoc Committee at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on the 23rd of October.
“The Committee is designed to oversee the overhaul of all training institutions for both the Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. We divided ourselves into two teams — one for the North and another for the South. I lead the southern team, and we have visited several training centres, including the NSCDC facility here in Oji River,” he added.
Governor Mbah decried the deplorable condition of some of the facilities, describing them as unfit for training men and women responsible for protecting lives and property. He said the President found the situation unacceptable and directed urgent intervention to renovate, re-equip, and restructure the institutions to meet global standards.
