The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has said that the criminals are already aware that the police have inadequate manpower.
Egbetokun who stated this on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of Representatives noted that police are operating in a very difficult environment.
He explained that the manpower in the police today is grossly inadequate, saying the criminals even know that.
Egbetokun stressed that the United Nations ratio of 1 to 400 is not attainable in Nigeria as at today, adding that the ratio in Nigeria is one to 1000, which suggests that they have to double the manpower.
He noted: “We have 1537 police divisional headquarters across 774 local government areas. But getting operational vehicles for the divisions is difficult.
“Each of these divisions requires at least four functional patrol vehicles. But we have divisions which don’t have any patrol vehicles as of today.
“Training in the police is still inadequate. The welfare of personnel is nothing to write home about. Funding is critical to achieving the mandate of the Nigerian Police.
“Unfortunately, the citizens are not interested in our excuses for under performance. What the citizens want—They want us to serve them. We are ready to serve them. We need your cooperation. We need funding. We need more manpower.”
