The Inspector General of Police(IGP) Olatunji Disu has said that lapses in policing and public complaints against officers are largely linked to gaps in education and training within the force.
Speaking when he led his team on a visit to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) in Abuja on Thursday, the IGP said the police cannot effectively carry out their mandate without a stronger educational foundation for officers.
“We value education. If you notice any lapses in what we do, what the police do, all the complaints you have against the police boils down to education,” he said.
He explained that the Nigerian Police Force is working to upgrade the kind of education given to officers, noting that modern policing requires specialized knowledge and skills beyond traditional training.
According to him, the force is focusing on areas such as forensic science, criminology, data analytics, artificial intelligence and cyber security to improve professionalism and effectiveness.
“You cannot do good policing without having wonderful forensic officers and wonderful forensic departments to assist you to do your job. We need to have specialists, we need to have criminologists,” he said.
The IGP stressed that policing has moved beyond stereotypes and guesswork, and must now be driven by research and data.
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