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Police Barracks To Receive Renovation Attention Soon – Minister
By Muhammad Ibrahim,Sokoto
Police barracks across the country would soon receive renovation attention nationwide says Police Affairs Minister Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi while interracting with newsmen at his residence.
He further said the Ministry is aware of all the dilapidated barracks in the country and planned for total renovation as was done in Wamakko,Bodinga and some other places across the country.
While cimmending the performance of security agencies nationwide for curtaling serious cases of fatal violence in polling stations he revealed that all the cadre groups had received serious trainings on political occurrencies and similarly planned to rwnovate dilapidated barracks across the country for better performances.
“You see,we are aware,but with introductions of trust funds system things have taken dimensions. We are renovating them gradually,take example of Wamakko,Bodinga and some other places in the country,they have received attentions while others are in the pipeline for renovations.
He said the junior cadre have received series of skilled training, the do’s and don’ts of elecrion processes,
He also said that his political party APC, under the leadership of Ahmad Bola Tinubu would see to it that nigerians experience another form of lifestyle better than years back.
“Arguement naturally starts when you fail,but when you are in the lead you, you commend”, referring to PDP who alleged that the Minister used his office to defranchised their members during the conducts of the Presidential and governorship elections”.
April 2, 2023
FG Approves Over N4bn For Fuelling Of Police Vehicles
The Federal government has approved over N4 billion for the fuelling of police vehicles across the Police Commands in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, revealed this at the presentation of a paper titled “Strategic Leadership Development: The Role of the Ministry of Police Affairs.”
“The ministry is deeply grateful to Mr President and the National Assembly for approving funds for the supply of fuel to the 36 states Police Commands across the country and FCT to increase their efficiency,” he was quoted as saying in a statement by the spokesperson for the ministry, Bolaji Kazeem.
“As we speak, the Police Trust Fund has awarded contracts for the supply of more operational vehicles, body protection vest and helmet, arms and ammunition, drugs and medical equipment, and other critical security hardware.”
Dingyadi made the presentation on Tuesday to course participants of the Strategic Leadership and Command Course 3/2021 at the National Institute of Police Studies in Abuja.
He stated that the approval captured in the 2021 budget is the first in the history of the Nigeria Police as the ministry intends to sustain the gesture that will be carried out on a quarterly basis.
In its resolve to ensure quality service delivery, the minister said the government would continue to make training and development of police officers a top priority.
He hinted that the Director in charge of Training and Development, among other vital units, was directed to ensure that the skills and competencies of police personnel and civilian staff of the ministry were developed for improved service delivery.
Dingyadi disclosed that the Federal Executive Council recently approved the Automation of Police Specialised Services to promote transparency and accountability, as well as serve as an additional source of funding to enhance police operations.
He described the ministry as the vanguard for the positive reforms in the Nigeria Police to enable the Force keep up with the ever-changing society and advancement in technology.
“Specifically, we focus on reforms that will translate to improve skills and competencies,” the minister said. “However, it should be noted that some of these reforms take time to implement.
“But we shall continue to push and collaborate with relevant partners like the British Council, Department for International Development, the United Kingdom, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) CLEEN Foundation, and other NGOs who have been working closely with us.”
August 12, 2021
Kidnapping: We will install CCTV cameras on all Major highways – Police Minister
The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi says efforts are to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on all major highways across the country to curb the rising cases of kidnapping.
Dingyadi who disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily said President Muhammadu Buhari has given the approval for the project and the Federal Government has entered into an agreement with NPS Technology Company to re-fix the abandoned CCTV project.
“We are moving forward, like you are aware, the 470million CCTV project that has been abandoned. Mr President has now given us the go-ahead to resuscitate the project and we have already entered into a concession agreement with NPS technologies. They are there trying to re-fix the entire system to resuscitate it.
“By the time this system is put in place, we will have a lot of technology to manage this crisis – particularly this issue of kidnapping. We will go a long to ensure that we reduce the number of kidnappings in this country,” the Minister said.
When asked if the CCTV will be in only major cities like Abuja, the Minister said, “The CCTV is going to be on all the major highways in all the states of the Federation, it is everywhere in this country.”
Dingyadi said the company in charge of the CCTV project is already purchasing the needed equipment for the project.
Speaking concerning the challenges, he said they are aware of the challenges involved in achieving the projects and they are tackling them headlong
“That is what we are doing now, we are facing the challenges, we are trying to resuscitate it. This company is already going into action to ensure that they purchase the needed equipment.
He added that the project will be accomplished based on public and private partnerships.
February 16, 2021
Why SWAT was quickly set up – Minister of Police Affairs Reveals
Minister of Police affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi has explained why the Nigeria Police force swiftly created the Special Weapons and Tactics Team as a replacement for the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit.
The Minister who appeared on Channels television’s ‘Politics Today’ said the new police unit was created because there are insecurity problem and assignments initially carried out by the defunct SARS unit that had to be done by another.
He said;
“Many people have expressed concerns about the swift reaction but we need to understand that this issue of insecurity is at every hour presence and we have to take steps to fill in the gap and that is why we established a new unit to replace SARS. The assignment being done by SARS before they were disbanded is there to be performed by somebody.
“So, we needed to quicken the process to ensure that there is a unit in place that is in charge of these things. And we can not take them in to take charge of these without giving them training and a new order so that they do not go and repeat the same mistake as SARS.”
Muhammad Dingyadi also revealed that the new police unit will continue carrying the AK-47 rifle, but will combine it with intelligence.
He added;
“The AK-47 you are talking about, we think we are satisfied with the way it is being used and we have no intention to change the weapon that they are using. But with the changing trends in this century, we may consider the possibility of bringing in new types of weapons that you see in other places. But for now, we are going to continue with the AK-47, it serves the purpose that they are meant to serve.”
November 5, 2020