FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES NEW SALARY PACKAGE FOR POLICE KEEP MUM ON DETAILS
He also assured that his administration will continue to give attention to the welfare and operational needs of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) with a view to restoring its lost primacy in the internal security framework of the country.
The President regretted that the inability of the police in their constitutional role as the frontline force in the prevention of crime had led to military involvement in the maintenance of law and order throughout the country.
“From Taraba to Sokoto, to the South-south, people don’t feel secure until they see the military. I am pleased to make the increase in salary and allowances in the hope that it will increase the performance index of the police and strengthen Nigeria’s internal security system”
Penpushing also reports that, Buhari observed that the more efficient the police is, the more confident the government and citizens will be, adding, “the military should be reserved for higher tasks’.
‘The police should be able to cope well with the challenges of armed robbery, kidnapping for ransom and such crimes. In every town and village, there is the presence of the police. From all these places, they should be able to forward first-class intelligence to you on which to act’.
“There is a need to amplify the question of more men of the police, especially given the condition we are in–emergency in the North-east, pervasive insecurity and abduction for ransom and banditry in many parts of the country. I congratulate you on the success you recorded against criminals taxing people and stopping them from their farms. We are expecting more from you,” the president said.
The Chairman of the Nigeria Police Service Commission(NPSC), Musiliu Smith who was represented by Clara Ogunbiyi, a retired judge and Commissioner in the Commission, had informed the President that the Rank Salary Structure Adjustment would enhance police welfare and morale.
Penpushing also reports that,the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, gave assurance that the police would redouble efforts to ensure free, fair and credible elections throughout the country next year.
