{"id":85536,"date":"2021-09-03T19:45:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T18:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=85536"},"modified":"2021-09-03T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T18:45:25","slug":"fg-approves-recruitment-of-20000-policemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fg-approves-recruitment-of-20000-policemen\/","title":{"rendered":"FG approves recruitment of 20,000 policemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Federal Government has approved the recruitment of 20,000 policemen in an effort to resolve the security situation in the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nInspector-General of Police, IGP, Baba Alkali disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Dutse at his Palace.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHe said the aim of the visit was to seek the collaboration of all stallholders in addressing the insecurity situation of the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cFederal Government has approved the recruitment of police and provided all the necessary logistics to do the recruitment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201d The recruitment is in line with the Federal Government directives to recruit 10,000 policemen every year and for 2020 we will match with 2021 which will increase the strength of the police by 20,000.\u2033<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe IGP, however, urged the traditional rulers to take part in the recruitment process to ensure those recruited are of good character and indigenes of their local governments.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHe said those trained will also be deployed to their respective communities for better policing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThere is no better person who can provide proper policing than the person who knows the culture and tradition of the people\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Emir of Dutse Dr. Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi, however, assured the traditional rulers\u2019 commitment to supporting security agencies in the protection of the lives and properties of the citizens.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Government has approved the recruitment of 20,000 policemen in an effort to resolve the security situation in the country. 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