Panel To Probe Rot In Police Institutions Commissioned

SAN FRANCISCO, January 23, (THEWILL) – An 11-member panel has been set up by the Minister for Police Affairs, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade, to probe how funds for the renovation and upgrade of Police facilities between 2009 and 2012 were appropriated by the leadership of the Police Force.

The probe is part of government’s reaction to a series of documentaries broadcast by Channels television detailing the rot in the Police College Ikeja.

The terms of reference of the Committee which has up till January 29, 2013 to submit its final report are as follows:

1. To ascertain the amount of funds appropriated by the Federal Government of Nigeria to the NPF for renovations/upgrade of the Nigeria Police Institutions between 2009 and 2012 and total donations received in the period under review.

2. To examine the budget proposed/appropriated by NPF for the Training Institutions between 2009 and 2012

3. To verify the utilization of the appropriation to the NPF for the upgrade of facilities in the following Police Training Institutions.

(a) Detective College Enugu;

(b) PMF Training Schools Gwoza and

(c) Illa Oragun, ATS Training School, Nonwa Tai;

(e) Police Colleges Ikeja, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Oji-River, PTS Iperu.

4. To ascertain if the Heads of the NPF Formations were regularly updating the NPF Management on the conditions of the Institutions between 2009 – 2012 and what actions were taken by the Management of NPF sequel to such;

5. To examine the design and capacity of the institutions vis-à-vis the current number of intakes;

6. To examine the current condition of infrastructure in all the NPF training institutions and make appropriate recommendations to Government;

7. To consider any other matter relevant

Members of the committee are:

1.Director, Special Duties-Chairman

2. Rep. of NPF-Vice Chairman

3. Director, Finance and Account-Member

4. Director, PID-Member

5. Director, PSD-Member

6. 3 Nos. Representatives of NPF-Member

7. Legal Adviser-Member

8. Head of Budget Division-Member

9. Head of Internal Audit-Member

10. Head of External Audit-Member

11. Secretary-PRS