The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 2 Police Command, AIG Adegoke Fayoade has organised an intensive refresher training for officers in the Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan.

Fayoade says the training is to enable them be at the cutting edge as it concerns the Use of Force in the Discharge of Statutory Police Duties.

The session was facilitated by retired AIG Adeoye Adeniran Oluwafimihan was held at the M.D. Abubakar Conference Hall, in the Command HQ, Onikan, Lagos.

Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Umma Ayuba noted that the refresher training bothers on ‘the primary duties of a Police Officer as a Protector and promoter of human rights; Methods of crime prevention; Application of armed and unarmed forces; Legality, Proportionality, Accountability and Necessity for every action; Justification for the use of firearms; and Investigation and Report Writing.’

While expressing his profound gratitude to retired AIG Oluwafimihan for making out time to facilitate the training exercise, Fayoade stated that the course was aimed at updating knowledge and skills of personnel to meet up with the global standard of operation and reviving skills lost due to dereliction.

He reminded personnel of the need to upgrade performance especially for those who operate with obsolete work procedures.

The facilitator, AIG Oluwafimihan retd shared a great deal of experience and knowledge with personnel of the command during the training.