Immediate past retired Assistant Inspector Olatoye Durosinmi, Wednesday, said the police force requires technology-driven assets to enhance performance that will lead to required results.
Durosinmi stated this during his pull- out parade ceremony held at the Nigerian Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.
He said police in Nigeria may appear strenuous and tasking and emphasise the significance of police as either facilitators or inhibitors of change initiatives, adding that it must be noted that investment in security assets can never be a waste.
He said the government needs to work on making the force proactive in its quest to upgrade the force to meet international standards.
“That must be on the job training and retraining to combat inferior complex that reigns supreme in the force when it comes to standing tall, among other services.
“Police is also a product of society, it is not appealing that personnel of the force who travel out of the country comes back home with lorries.
“Interestingly, most successes record in police peace-keeping operations across the world are usually dominated by Nigerian policemen. But, such feats became near impossible, or even outright abysmal, when it comes to working in our fatherland.
“One of those things we still have to work on is the welfare of officers, especially after retiring. What we have on ground is not good enough, I’m sure the authority will improve on it so that the retired officers will live fit, and they will be able to attend to their medical needs and the situation whereby, what they get after retirement is not good enough must be looked into.
“We need to take care of our officers and we need to ensure that they have a future. Medical facilities should be made available for retired officers and a good take-home pay should be available so they will not die early. Most officers that are retired are still very strong. They can still contribute positively to Nigerian development. It is left for Nigerian people to actually have the kind of force they need,” Durosimi said.
The AIG commended the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, for his uncommon support.
“I am particularly grateful to my brother and guardian, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, who has, for decades, exhibited uncommon sagacity, exemplary leadership, and broad innovations which today redirect the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in a prosperous path with rare expertise, operational efficiency and outstanding productivity displayed by our dear leader,” he stated.