Senior police officers from Gambia, Ghana and Liberia can attend NIPS training slots offered by the IGP

Senior police officers from Ghana, Liberia, and the Gambia have been given slots at the prestigious National Institute of Police Studies (NIPS) in Abuja for training.

This is despite the fact that, in addition to the ten participants who graduated from the recently completed training, ten more senior officers from Sierra Leone are expected to complete the next batch of training.

Usman Baba Alkali, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), made the announcement at the National Institute of Police Studies’ (NIPS) Strategic Leadership and Command Course (SLCC) 3/2021 graduation ceremony in Abuja yesterday.

IGP Baba, who was represented by David Folowiyo, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of ICT, revealed that plans have been finalized to expand the Institute’s scope of attendance.

“We’re getting closer to realizing the Institute’s vision and mission.

“We are accepting the ECOWAS sub-vision region’s and the African continent’s plan.

“We’re broadening the Institute’s scope of attendance. For the next course, we anticipate another group of ten participants from Sierra Leone.

“We are also expecting more officers from Ghana, Gambia, and Liberia from the West African Sub-region. “NIPS is here to stay,” he declared.

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The IGP, on the other hand, thanked the Ministry of Police Affairs for its continued support since the Institute’s inception.

He also urged members of the National Assembly to continue to support the institute by providing the funding it requires to carry out its mission.

Dr. Ambrose Michael Sovula, the Inspector General of Sierra Leone Police, praised IGP Baba Alkali for his friendship and provision of slots for officers from Sierra Leone to attend the Institute’s course.

He reflected on Nigeria’s role as a big brother to his country over the years, insisting that the relationship will continue to grow.

Prior to the graduation ceremony, IGP Usman Alkali Baba and his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Dr Ambrose Michael Sovula, signed a Cooperation Agreement at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

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The agreement was signed as part of a bilateral policing engagement aimed at strengthening and deepening the relationship between the NPF and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) in key areas such as manpower development, intelligence sharing, and combating regional and transnational threats and crimes, among other things.