The Kano State Police Command has completed a one-month intensive combat and weapon handling training for 200 police officers as part of efforts to strengthen operational capacity and improve service delivery across the state.
The officers passed out on Monday during a ceremony held at the No. 9 Police Mobile Force Squadron, Hotoro, Kano, where the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, said the training was aimed at equipping personnel with modern policing and tactical skills to tackle emerging security challenges.
Bakori, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration, Audu Sabo, said the exercise was conducted in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to prioritise continuous capacity building for officers.
“For one month, 200 of our officers have undergone intensive training in combat readiness, weapon handling and modern policing ethics at No. 9 PMF, Hotoro, and No. 52 PMF, Challawa,” he said.
He noted that the participants received practical and theoretical training in weapon handling, tactical manoeuvres, intelligence-led policing, community policing, public relations and human rights.
