Nigerian Govt Will Step Up Increase Funding For Police – NHRC
Tony Ojukwu (SAN), the Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission has assured the Nigeria Police Force that the Federal Government will continue to provide the necessary budgetary allocations to help the welfare of police officers across the nation.
Ojukwu, who was deputized by the Director, Civil and Political Rights, Abdulrahman Yakubu, stated this while speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt during a two-day training organised for police personnel in the South-South geo-political zone.
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The training, which was themed ‘mainstreaming Human Rights into law enforcement in Nigeria,’ was supported by the Macarthur Foundation. Information Guide Nigeria
“So, we are all aware of public agitations of human rights violations by police personnel. And, the police are very important to law enforcement because there is no local government in Nigeria that doesn’t have the presence of police personnel”. jamb results
“The constitution and many other laws have given the police the power to maintain peace, law, and order. Therefore, they cannot be left alone to carry out these huge and enormous responsibilities without complying with the constitution and various laws that guide the criminal justice system in the country.”
Asked about the persistent challenge of funding the police, he said, “I’m sure we all know that the Federal Government, over the years, has been increasing the funding level of the police.
“And, that is why the FG established what they call the police trust fund.
“This police trust fund is also to assist, apart from the budgetary allocations given to the Nigerian Police. This is also an alternative means of assisting the police in procuring special communication gadgets and other facilities that will help them in carrying out their duties.
“And I’m also sure that we will start to see an increase in the level of budget appropriation to the Nigerian Police, and also, in providing certain welfare to motivate them. So, I think, over the years, we will start to see the benefits of all these means of funding the Nigerian Police,” he stated.
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