The Police Service Commission, has called for assistance in the area of training and capacity building for staff of the Police Service Commission and the Nigeria Police Force.

Its Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, made the plea when he received in audience, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Department of State, Tobin Bradley.

Bradley was at the Police Service Commission with Mark Hove, African Programme Officer, Office of Africa and Middle East Programmes of the Department of State to discuss areas of assistance and partnership with the Commission especially in capacity building.

Dr. Arase, retired Inspector General of Police invited his visitors to also assist the Commission strengthen its established Compliance Monitoring Unit, a Unit dedicated to Monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the Police Complaints Response Unit.

He noted that the Commission’s Compliance Monitoring Unit needs support in various areas including training and provision of equipment.

Dr. Arase said the Staff of the Commission also need training exposures in the United States in the form of exchange programmes.

According to him, they need specialised trainings to sharpen their capacity and further develop the skills of staff.

He also made a case for support for training of Police men on investigative skills and effective prosecution of cases.

Bradley in his remarks promised to get his office to key into the requests of the Commission, adding that they are interested in working with the Commission.

According to him, we need an effective and efficient Police service in Nigeria and we are aware there is need for funding assistance, saying We have to identify the needs, know the budget and we can progress into training of the manpower”.

Bradley said the Department was ready to support Police Colleges in Nigeria such as the Police Academy so that it achieves its objectives.

This is contained in a statement by Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani.