No fewer than 100 police officers in the South East are undergoing training on modern automobile skills needed to meet technological changes in automobile field.
The training is conducted by the Nigerian Police Trust Fund (NPTF) and were being trained by the Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company
(ANAMMCO) located at Emene in Enugu.
Speaking when he visited the training centre on Tuesday in Enugu, the Executive Secretary, NPTF, Mohammed Sheidu, said the training became necessary as technicians and mechanics were integral and key to the operations of the Nigerian Police Force movement.
He added that for police to be able to create a maintenance culture, its officers must be trained to maintain its assets including vehicles as well as build their capacity and capability to serve Nigeria Police better.
“So this training is quite important and as you can see here the
officers are all excited and they’re learning a lot from what
they’re teaching them in ANAMMCO.
“It will play a major role because maintenance is the key and it is not just buying those equipments, but how you maintain them over the years.
“We’re quite proud of what we’re seeing here,” the executive director said.
According to him, the NPTF wanted to imbibe on maintenance culture whereby these trained technicians and mechanics will be able to maintain Nigeria Police equipment over the time.
He explained that the trainees were drawn from the police headquarters who picked officers in Enugu and those states close to Enugu State, stressing that they had replicated the same nationwide.
Meanwhile, some of the beneficiaries while commending NPTF and Nigeria Police for the programme, said five days duration for the training was not enough for them to master the required skills.
Inspector Ebuka Mkpokpo, from Anambra State Command, said the training was impactful but five days allocated for it was not enough, expressing the need for the training to be extended for more weeks or months.
“This will enable us to understand the training very well, like the mechanic part, we need to go more practical, not theories. So we need more training and time,” he said.
Constable, Munachimso Augustine from the Police College, Oji River, described the programme as ‘very great’, saying it was her first time of attending such training.
“To me, it’s a great opportunity. We have been trained on automobile, electrical,” she said.