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FG defends recruitment of repentant thugs as Police Constables in Kano

there has been controversy over the recruitment of about fifty “repentant thugs” into the Kano State command of the force.

by NewsOnline Nigeria
October 19, 2023
in Crime Watch, Top Stories
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Police Constables in Kano

Police Constables in Kano

FG has defended the recruitment of repentant thugs as Police Constables in Kano.

 

Newsonline Nigeria reports that the Federal Government through the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday cleared the air on the recruitment of “repentant thugs” in Kano State.

 

According to PSC, the repentant thugs were recruited to fight crime in the nooks and crannies of Kano State.

 

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This Nigerian news platform understands that there has been controversy over the recruitment of about fifty “repentant thugs” into the Kano State command of the force.

 

Nigerians had questioned the decision of the authorities to recruit such persons into force.

 

The spokesperson of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani in a statement released in Abuja argued that the “repentant criminals” were recruited as police constabulary because they had realised that crimes do not pay.

 

According to Ani, their (thugs’) engagement was obviously for visibility and to promote sustainable peace, economic growth and development of the state, adding they had gotten adequate training on the policing system in the country.

 

The PSC spokesman added, “It is necessary to state that the men and women recruited as special constabulary are posted to work in their locality where they will be in a better position to fish out the criminals terrorising the place.

 

“Some of the repentant influential youths previously used in the past as political thugs and abandoned have realised that crime does not pay and have voluntarily offered themselves to assist fight for a crime-free state.

 

“The Commission is also aware that the Kano Special Constabulary has received adequate training and are working in their local government areas as required by law but under strict supervision of the State Police Command.”

 

Ani further argued that the special constabulary were not policemen and that they are not recognised by the commission and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, adding that the PSC would continue to recruit such persons since the Police Act captured that.

 

He stated, “The commission wishes to state categorically that the special constabulary are not policemen and not recognised as such by the commission and the government.

 

“The commission, however, notes that the constabulary operations are covered and recognised by the Police Act and are readily useful and needed now that the nation is fighting to end the siege of criminals across the country.

 

“The commission is in touch with the Kano State Police command and is aware that the use of the constabulary is to support the police in building a crime-free Kano State.”

 

Ani quoted the chairman of the commission, Solomon Arase as saying that security is not only a government responsibility but that of every Nigerian while calling for a citizen-based approach to security in Nigeria.

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