Speaking at the Justice for All (J4A), and Nigeria police force (NPF) technical working group induction workshop, during the weekend in Abuja, Arnot, said the UK government is going to increase the initial 30 million pounds budget, to 50 million pounds within the five years earmarked for the program.
According to him, the Justice for all Program intends to facilitate changes in law enforcement and the judiciary, “since 2010 we have been working on this new program J4A, we are trying to facilitate change within the institutions like the NPF, which people within those institutions already know is necessary”.
He said the program is to assist the NPF to strategize in changes and developments in four component areas: community policing by creating model police stations, planning with all the departments at police head quarters to achieved desired objectives, helping the NPF to be more accountable to the public, and working with vigilante groups to ensure they work within the ambits of the law.
Professor Olu Ogunsakin, a lead consultant on policing service said, “The program is to assist the police in developing internal processes and building new sets of relationships with the community,” adding that “the objective of the British council initiative is to assist the NPF to become a world class police organization”.
Deputy Commissioner of police in charge of community policing Austin Ewar said the program cues into challenging times for the Nigerian Police, developing new policing strategies and management system will enable the NPF meet its policing mandate.
The Justice for All program, is sponsored by UK aid from the Department of International Development (DFID).
