Nigeria Police Force has partnered withThe Drug Salvation Foundation (TDSF) to train its officers on Drugs & Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Care (DPTC) .
Gatekeepers News reports that the Police, under the leadership of Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, organised a 5-day train-the-trainers workshop held at the Police Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja, between Monday 1st and Friday 5th August 2022.
The workshop which was organized with support from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was the first part of a series, that will not only expose Police Officers to an effective response to drugs and organized crime but strengthen police capacity and highlight road maps for effective reforms.
The train-the-trainers workshop, according to a statement made available by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, will cascade down to all Police Commands across the Six (6) geo-political zones of the country through Police Training Institutions.
The training participants comprised thirty (30) Police Officers drawn from different Departments, Zones, Commands and Formations of the Force.
The Inspector-General of Police has therefore reiterated his commitment to training and human capacity development to sustain the collective fight to curb drug misuse which has formed the major stimulant for springing up of various dimensions of crimes and criminality in our society.
The IGP equally appreciated the training partners for the reform efforts geared at bestowing the nation with a modernized, citizen-led, rule of law-guided, and professional Police Force.
