Isiyaku Ahmed
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has inspected 23 police barracks across the country as part of efforts to assess the living conditions of personnel and their families and identify areas requiring urgent intervention.
The inspection covered residential quarters and other welfare facilities, with Disu engaging police personnel and residents while assessing the condition of infrastructure across the barracks.
The exercise provided the police authorities with an assessment of existing welfare challenges and identified areas requiring rehabilitation, urgent attention and sustained investment.
According to a statement issued on Sunday the Force spokesperson, CSP Ani Iniedu, the inspection underscores the IGP’s commitment to personnel welfare as a key component of ongoing police reforms.
Iniedu said the IGP recognized that decent accommodation and functional welfare infrastructure were essential to personnel morale, wellbeing and effective service delivery.
IGP Disu consequently assured personnel that welfare needs identified during the inspection would receive appropriate attention.
The inspection, the statement added, reflects the Force leadership’s emphasis on evidence-based assessment and practical interventions to address infrastructure gaps across police barracks.
It also aims to strengthen administrative responsiveness to welfare challenges and improve the living environment for police officers and their families.
The IGP stressed that personnel who dedicate themselves to protecting lives and property deserve decent and conducive living conditions.
He said improved welfare remained integral to building a motivated, professional and effective police force.
The Nigeria Police Force, according to the statement, remains committed to improving the welfare, living conditions and well-being of its personnel and their families through sustained investment in accommodation, welfare infrastructure and other support systems.
The Force also reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the capacity of officers to effectively discharge their constitutional responsibilities.
