2023: Police Train Own Pilots For Seamless Aerial Surveillance

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the first batch of Bell 412EP B1.3 type-training course for police airwing aircraft maintenance engineers have been trained.

Those trained are 17 officers whose training is expected to improve the technical expertise of the aircraft maintenance unit of the police airwing and prevent operational mishaps during aerial surveillance operations.

Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi who stated this in a statement, also said the inspector-general of police, Usman Baba has approved the training of more pilots on Cessna citation, the training and maintenance of a fully operational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squad, training of more engineers on both fixed wing and rotary wing, as well as training for other auxiliary aviation staff to streamline operational inadequacies, improve human resourcefulness and ensure enhanced operational efficiency and cohesive operations.

The trainings, which were run simultaneously, in partnership with foreign experts, came to an end on Friday September 30, 2022, with presentation of certificates of participation to the trainees by the inspector-general of police in Abuja.

In the same vein, the IGP has met with the leadership of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) and squadron commanders at the force headquarters in Abuja, where he appraised the internal security situation of the country and unraveled the possible ways of positioning the Nigeria Police Force for effective service delivery through strategic restructuring.

The IGP noted that the PMF, under his leadership and command would be adequately restructured, equipped, with effective training, to align with its age-long tradition of basic unit concept and unit deployment.