The Nigeria Police Force Is Understaffed – Arase

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The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has called on the Police Service Commission (PSC) to recruit more men into the Nigeria Police, stating that the Force is under-staffed.

Arase, who made this call Monday during his visit to the Chairman of the commission in Abuja, lamented that about 20 to 30 policemen die on a monthly basis and that no provision has been made yet for their replacement.

The visiting acting Inspector General of Police also complained of stagnation in the Force where he said some Officers had been in one rank for upwards of eight to nine years because of non-availability of establishment vacancies, a development which he said had seriously affected the morale of the Officers.

He therefore appealed to the Commission to assist the Force in ensuring that more establishment vacancies are created to cater for the backlog of promotions in the Force.

In his response, Chairman of PSC and former IGP, Mike Okiro admitted that Nigeria was under-policed and noted that there was need for urgent recruitment into the Force to ensure that the nation is well policed.

He agreed with Arase that there was need to replace lost Officers who may have died in the course of duty. He also promised to create establishment vacancies to accommodate backlog of promotions in the Force.