The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Training and Development, Mr. Emmanuel Inyang, on Wednesday said arrangements have been made to enable police personnel to own residential houses before retirement.

Inyang was quoted in a statement to have said that the scheme, which had since taken off, was a collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force Cooperative Society, Federal Mortgage Bank, and private developers.

The DIG made the remark in Sokoto at the opening of a one-week workshop on human rights organised for officers of Sokoto State Police Command.



In the statement signed by Abdulkadir Ibrahim, Media Focal Person of the Human Rights Training Programme, Inyang added that the houses would be provided on an owner-occupier basis.

He reiterated that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has placed emphasis on the welfare of police personnel in order to enhance their productivity.

The DIG stressed that the police high command had facilitated training and re-training of policemen, their promotion and the provision of working materials.

NAN