The Nigeria Police Trust Fund has condemned the deplorable state of the Police Training School in Nonwa, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The Executive Secretary of the NPTF, Mohammed Sheidu, spoke when he led a delegation of the Fund and the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, on a visit to assess the condition of the school.
He, however, called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the training school.
He promised that urgent steps would be taken to refurbish the institution as new recruits would be posted to Rivers State soon.
Sheidu stated, “We came to check the training facilities of the Nigeria Police Force Training School. We are going across the nation to assess facilities, including medical and training amenities.
“And Rivers State, from my surprise with the current recruitment that was going on in the Police, was not training any officers. So, I said it was necessary that we come here ourselves to see the state of affairs regarding what is happening in the training facilities.
“We are going to look at what we can do. As an intervention agency, our role is to come into situations like this and see how we can facilitate and bring it back into a condition that is able to train officers and youths, and engage more people in the Police Force, especially in an area in the South-South.
“It is a disaster. It is very important that something that is an emergency (a state of emergency) should be declared here in Rivers State, especially concerning the training facilities that we have come here to examine today.”
Chairman, House Committee on Police Affairs, Makki Abubakar, expressed concerns about the deplorable state of the school.
He assured the people that meaningful and urgent steps would be taken by the House of Representatives to address the challenges.