No funds to commence recruitment for the Nigeria Police Force

Solomon Arase, inspector general of the Nigeria Police Force

Solomon Arase, the inspector general of the Nigeria Police Force, met security stakeholders in Akure, Ondo state, on Friday. At the meeting, he said the police are lacking finance to provide training, welfare and salaries of recruits.
Arase said he was committed to ensuring the welfare of the officers. Since he assumed office eight months ago, 400 two-bedroom flats have been built for officers, 325 children of police officers have been given scholarships, and about 36,000 inspectors have been promoted.
Appealing to police personnel, Arase prompted them to respect and cooperate with security stakeholders to guarantee security of lives and property.
“Our officers should respect the traditional rulers, religious leaders, transport workers and other groups to enable them do their job professionally,” Arase said, “They should communicate with them to get useful information to curb crime in the society”.
Thus, the inspector general urged the public to give timely and useful information to the police and divulge information on suspicious persons to curb kidnapping occurrences.
Arase also spoke on constant conflicts between farmers and herdsmen, stressing that most of the herdsmen involved in such rifts were not Nigerians but foreigners who entered the country through porous borders.