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IGP Olatunji Disu and TETFund Executive Secretary, Arc. Sonny Echono
ABUJA – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has called for sustained intervention from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to strengthen police education, forensic training and technology-driven policing across the country.
Disu made the appeal during a courtesy visit to TETFund Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, in Abuja on Thursday, where both institutions pledged deeper collaboration in security education and institutional development.
The police chief stressed that modern policing can no longer succeed without continuous investment in education, research and specialised training.
“We realise that we cannot do our job without education,” Disu said.
“If you notice any lapses in what the police do, all the complaints against the police boil down to education. We are trying everything possible to upgrade the kind of education we give to our officers.”
The IGP described the establishment of a new campus of the Nigeria Police Academy in Ogun State as a major step in ongoing police reforms.
According to him, the new campus will focus on specialised fields including forensic science, criminology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, drone operations and predictive crime analytics.
“You cannot do good policing without wonderful forensic officers and forensic departments,” he said.
“We need specialists and criminologists because crimes are becoming more sophisticated.”
He disclosed that the Nigeria Police Force already deploys officers trained in artificial intelligence and drone technology to support modern security operations.
Responding, Echono confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had approved the establishment of the Ogun campus and that TETFund had already released funds for take-off infrastructure.
He assured the police force of continued support in staff training, institutional development and specialised security education programmes.
“The only way we can keep pace with the evolution of crime is to continually train serving officers through continuous professional development and specialization,” Echono stated.
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