The Nigeria Police Force says it has submitted proposal to the Presidency for the recruitment of 155,000 additional policemen between 2017 and 2022 to effectively police the nation. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris made the disclosure on Friday when he paid a condolence visit to the Kano state governor over the demise of Dan Masanin Kano, Dr. Maitama Sule. The IGP stated that the move was in line with the United Nations Charter of one man to 400 people.
According to him, "the proposal had since been presented to the Presidency and we are now awaiting approval for us to commence the recruitment of the first batch which is about 31, 000 policemen within the next one year.”
“The decision to recruit the category of officers was informed by the manpower challenge currently facing the police force. For instance, between 2011 and 2015, there had been no recruitment of rank and file in the force” he added
