About 112 junior police officers, comprising thirty 30 Corporals and 82 Constables, on Friday successfully completed an intensive two-week Combat Operations Training Programme in Kwara State.
A statement by the spokesperson of the command, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi in Ilorin on Friday said the training programme marked another milestone in the ongoing drive by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to build a more professional, combat-ready, and operationally effective police force.
“The training programme, conducted at the Police Training School, Ilorin, was designed to sharpen the tactical capabilities of rank-and-file personnel through rigorous practical and classroom-based instruction,” he said.
She said participants received specialized training in tactical firearm handling, combat craft, rescue operations, tactical movement, rules of engagement, use of force, ambush and counter-ambush techniques, officer safety, and other contemporary policing strategies required to effectively address emerging security threats.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, the state Commissioner of Police,
