By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has charged the 205 newly graduated recruit constables to serve the nation with empathy, fairness, and dedication as they begin their policing careers.
IGP Egbetokun gave the charge during the Passing Out Parade, POP, held at the Police Training School, Iperu-Remo, Ogun State.
Represented by the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, Mr Lanre Ogunlowo, Mr Egbetokun expressed confidence that the new officers would uphold the values of courage, loyalty and integrity, having undergone six months of intensive and comprehensive training.
The IGP explained that, the recruits were trained under a modernized curriculum emphasizing community partnership, intelligence-led policing, respect for human rights and the responsible exercise of police authority.
He added that the newly graduated officers would be deployed to their respective states of origin in accordance with the force’s community-oriented policing policy, designed to build local trust, enhance intelligence gathering and promote collaboration between the police and the communities they serve.
Earlier in his remarks, the Commandant of the Police Training School, Mr Aderemi Yusuf, commended the recruits for their discipline, resilience and commitment throughout the training, noting that, the constables received professional instruction in legal and liberal studies, drills, physical combat, and ethics.
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