Police react to video of officers maltreating recruits
Grab from the video of police recruits
Published By: Ayorinde Oluokun
The Nigeria Police Force has said a video in circulation depicting police recruits undergoing training in substandard conditions with inadequate food provisions and welfare was recorded about ten years ago.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force said in a statement on Saturday that the video was originally a special report released by Channels Television over ten years ago.
It added that the video reflected the training environment at the Police Training College in Ikeja during that period.
The Police however added that following the release of the video, the Federal Government had carried out repairs in the college and improved on the feeding condition of police trainees.
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“Equally, since then, the Nigeria Police Force has experienced various leadership changes, resulting in considerable advancements and development in all areas.
“The recirculation of the video seems to be a deliberate act to create a wrong impression of the police system and, most likely, the handiwork of mischief makers to malign the police authority.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D.,NPM, has reaffirmed the dedication of the Force to the excellent training of police recruits and the welfare of personnel in general,” Adejobi concluded in the statement.
