IGP Disu orders Police Trust Fund to prioritise junior officers’ welfare

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has urged the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, NPTF, to prioritise payment enactment for lower-ranking officers, noting their cardinal relation successful frontline information operations nationwide.

He explained that officers successful the inferior cadre enarthrosis the bulk of day-to-day policing responsibilities crossed the country.

This was disclosed successful a connection issued connected Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid.

According to the statement, Disu made the entreaty portion hosting the Executive Secretary of the NPTF, Alhaji Mohammed Sheidu, and members of the Fund’s Board during a courtesy sojourn to the Force Headquarters successful Abuja.

The gathering served arsenic a level to deepen practice betwixt the Nigeria Police Force and the Trust Fund, with a absorption connected strengthening reforms and enhancing operational performance.

“The IG specifically called connected the NPTF to nonstop targeted payment programmes astatine junior-ranked officers, emphasising that those astatine the little cadre transportation the heaviest operational burdens and merit structured, accordant support.

“Disu reaffirmed his committedness to gathering a much responsive, technologically driven, and citizen-focused Nigeria Police Force done the partnership, ” the connection partially read.

Disu besides highlighted payment arsenic a large precedence area, stressing that amended housing, improved entree to heal...