Following an attack on one of the country’s foremost police training institutions, the Police Academy, Gwoza, Borno State by Boko Haram on Wednesday, the Nigeria Police has reached out to the military to come and help protect its facilities in the North.
A senior security official, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed that the
last attack on the police college was seen in security circles as the
beginning of the sect’s campaign against police formations.
Punch gathered that the Police want military to deploy soldiers to guard police barracks, primary & secondary schools, as well as its training colleges.
Besides the college at Gwoza, other NPF training institutions in the country include the police colleges in Jos, Plateau State; Ikeja, Lagos State; Kaduna, Kaduna State; Maiduguri, Borno State; Oji-River and Police Detective College, Enugu; as well as the Police College of Information Technology, Abeokuta.
Others are the Police Mobile Training School, Ila-Orangun, Osun State; Mounted/Dog Training Schools, Jos, Plateau State; Traffic Training School, Ikeja; the Police School of Music, Ikeja; Police Schools of Communication, Ikeja, Lagos and Kaduna; the Police School of Anti-Terrorism, Nonwa-Tai, Rivers State; the Police Training School, Sokoto; Police Training School, Bauchi; Police Training School, Minna, Niger State; and Police Training School, Jos.
The institutions also include the Police Training School, Ibadan, Oyo State; Police Training School, Benin City, Edo State; Police Training School, Oyin Akoko, Ondo State; Police Training School, Makurdi, Benue State; Police Training School, Iperu, Ogun State; Police Training School, Calabar, Cross River State;. Police Training School, Ilorin, Kwara State; the Police Training School, Ikeja, Lagos State; and the Police Academy in Kano.
Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, confirmed the plan to work with the military. However, he insisted that, far from being helpless, the police had strengthened security around its various training colleges and institutions to forestall further attacks by the sect.
The source said, “We know the sect is targeting the Police and other security formations. We have put our men on the alert. We are seeking the assistance of the military and other security agencies to ensure security of our facilities.”
Punch gathered that the Police want military to deploy soldiers to guard police barracks, primary & secondary schools, as well as its training colleges.
Besides the college at Gwoza, other NPF training institutions in the country include the police colleges in Jos, Plateau State; Ikeja, Lagos State; Kaduna, Kaduna State; Maiduguri, Borno State; Oji-River and Police Detective College, Enugu; as well as the Police College of Information Technology, Abeokuta.
Others are the Police Mobile Training School, Ila-Orangun, Osun State; Mounted/Dog Training Schools, Jos, Plateau State; Traffic Training School, Ikeja; the Police School of Music, Ikeja; Police Schools of Communication, Ikeja, Lagos and Kaduna; the Police School of Anti-Terrorism, Nonwa-Tai, Rivers State; the Police Training School, Sokoto; Police Training School, Bauchi; Police Training School, Minna, Niger State; and Police Training School, Jos.
The institutions also include the Police Training School, Ibadan, Oyo State; Police Training School, Benin City, Edo State; Police Training School, Oyin Akoko, Ondo State; Police Training School, Makurdi, Benue State; Police Training School, Iperu, Ogun State; Police Training School, Calabar, Cross River State;. Police Training School, Ilorin, Kwara State; the Police Training School, Ikeja, Lagos State; and the Police Academy in Kano.
Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, confirmed the plan to work with the military. However, he insisted that, far from being helpless, the police had strengthened security around its various training colleges and institutions to forestall further attacks by the sect.