Police Service Commission Institute will help sharpen security officials, others’ skills – Retired DIG Lakanu
A retired Inspector General of Police, DIG Taiwo Lakanu has said the Police Service Commission Institute in Kabo, Kano State, will help security and public service officers from all over the world to do short course training programmes and sharpen their skills.
The retired super cop spoke at the palace of District head of Kabo, Idris Muhammad Adamu Dankabo who was represented by Mai Unguwa Isah Kanye.
A delegation from the Police Service Commission led by Lakanu was in Kabo, Kano State for the need assessment of the proposed Police Service Commission Institute, a strategic innovative Police oversight short – course training Institution for Staff of the Commission and other Public Officers from across the world.
Lakanu was accompanied by Commissioner in the Commission, including the Secretary to the Commission, Chief Onyemuche Nnamani.
Recall that the Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu retd, had few weeks ago visited the site of the institute and inspected the ongoing project where he expressed his happiness on the progress of work.
The Commission’ team visited the Thursday and Friday and assessed the vital needs required for the institute to take off.
The PSC technical team was led by Solomon Jibrin, Deputy Director and Head of the Commission’s General Services Department. Also in the team are Rymond Udom, Assistant Director and Ayodele Timothy, Chief Technical Officer. They were joined by the technical team handling the project – Haruna Ataji, project architect; Suleiman Ibrahim, Project Engineer; and Hashimu Abdulkadir, senior Legislative aide to the Deputy Senate President.
At the District head’s palace, Lakanu thanked a proud son of Kabo and Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau for facilitating the emergence of the Institute with the donation of the land and facilities for its take off.
Lakanu expressed the Commission’s gratitude to the Senator and prayed that God will continue to bless him and replenish his pocket.
He noted that it is obvious that there is adequate police presence in Kano state with the Zone 1 Police Headquarters, Police Academy Wudil and now the Police Service Commission Institute Kabo.
DIG Lakanu said, “The institute, when operational, will attract security and Public Service Officers from all over the world to do short course training programmes and sharpen their skills on police oversight.”
The leader of delegation agreed with the district head that the Divisional Police Officer for Kabo, CSP Ado Salisu, had been hardworking and have contributed massively to the prevailing peace in the town and promised that the commission will continue to reward hard work to serve as motivation for more work.