IGP retrains 79 Squadron commanders for tactical deployment

• Published date: 13 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Following the insecurity that has enveloped some parts of the country ahead of the general elections, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has commenced a two-week fully residential refresher training for 79 Squadron Commanders of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ila-Orangun, Osun State from January 9 to 2023.

The training programme, IGP said is also geared at strengthening the operational efficiency of the Squadron Commanders and for more effective tactical deployment of their personnel to ensure a secured and hitch-free environment before, during, and after the 2023 General Elections.

The development, he said, will generally reduce crimes to their barest minimum in the country.

According to a statement on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi: 'Some of the focus of the course includes the use of contemporary riot control gadgets for suppression of riots and other serious disturbances, crowd control techniques, ambush and counter-ambush, diplomatic protection, combating internal security challenges and insurgency as well as gun safety and weapons handling'.

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