Police get own varsity (So they can earn PhDs in bribery?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, has been upgraded to a degree awarding institution.

This followed an approval given to the institution by the National Universities Commission on Tuesday.

Although the institution is meant to serve as a training ground for police cadets, its degree awarding status brings the total number of Nigerian universities to 124.

Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, who conveyed NUC’s approval to the institution, urged the police authorities to ensure that standards were maintained.

He stressed the need for adequate courses to be run due to its specialised capacity.

Okojie said courses offered by the institution must be for capacity building.

He said for maximum standard to be maintained, policemen seeking admission to the academy should be made to sit for UTME examinations since the academy is now a degree awarding institution.

He said, “This will ensure that proficiency is nurtured to help management structure.”

Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Capt Caleb Olubolade (retd.), said, “The police force now requires an institution that is service oriented especially now that our state of insecurity calls for dedicated training and capacity building.”

Also speaking at the event, Executive Secretary of Tertiary Trust Fund, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said so much was expected from the academy, especially as it would be following in the footsteps of Nigeria Defence Academy.

He said, “Training in the academy is not only for officers who have since passed degree level but for up coming officers who need to grow to degree level.”

Yakubu said the police must ensured that the training of their officers in the institution would be different from that of other institutions.

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