As part of efforts geared toward bequeathing a highly skillful and
professional Police Force to the nation, the Nigeria Police Force has
established a National Institute for Police Studies.
The Institute, which is an affiliate of the Nigeria Police Academy,
Wudil Kano, is temporarily located within the Police Staff College, Jos
and will provide police personnel, alongside other members of the
national security community with needed skills and knowledge on safety
and security.
The Institute will work with academic partners, security agencies,
international police organizations and the general public to, among
other things, produce and commission original research on priority for
policing and public safety; collate and share the best available
evidence assessment, and also provides strategic man-power development
for police and security officers of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of
Police or its equivalent in other security agencies.
Meanwhile, Professor Olu Ogunsakin has been appointed as the Director of
the Institute. An erudite Professor of Police Studies, Olu Ogunsakin
holds a Ph.d in Police Studies from the University of Exeter, UK; MA in
Criminal Justice, University of Detroit, Michigan, USA; PGC in Public
Mediation, University of Toronto, Canada; BSc in Human Resource
Development, University of Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a Senior
Adviser to the City of London Police and responsible for developing
standardized operational protocols for over 10years. He was also the
lead consultant on security and policing to the Department of
International Development, British Council, Nigeria. He is presently the
Technical Adviser to the Inspector General of Police, Nigeria Police
Force.
While congratulating the Director of the Institute, the Inspector
General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni expresses strong belief that
Prof Olu Ogunsakin will bring to bear his wealth of experience in the
field of Policing and Security matters in the management of the
Institute. The IGP further notes that in addition to sharpening the
skills of Strategic Police Officers and senior officers from other
security agencies, the Institute will help in finding solutions to
emerging security challenges in the country.