Police begin recruitment of Community Police Officers

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday said the force had commenced the process of implementing the Community Policing initiative.

He said 40,000 Community Policing Officers would be engaged in the interim to serve as special constables.

Adamu, who said this at the monthly IG conference with senior police officers in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that the strategies being implemented to address insecurity across the country were yielding fruits.