Ogida police training school gets 1.6 km road, facilities

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has commissioned a 1.6km road and other facilities at the Police Training School at Ogida Barracks, in Benin City.

Daily Trust reports that other facilities commissioned include a 450-capacity college auditorium, three large halls and a multipurpose block, among others.

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The governor in collaboration with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, also inspected female dormitories A and B; male dormitories A, B and C; blocks of classrooms; multipurpose blocks A, B and C; two blocks of ten bathrooms and eight toilets; borehole with an overhead tank and a school clinic.

Also inspected were a six-block of three-bedroom flats in the Adesua axis of the state built for officers of the Nigerian Police Force in Edo State.

The governor said the focus of his administration is on the people because policing is all about the people. “In supporting security in this country, we felt that the right thing to do is to assist the Nigeria Police Force to refurbish their facilities and utilise them to reinforce the security system in Edo State,” he said.

According to him, the facilities would enable the police authorities to train security personnel effectively and efficiently.

The governor who also commissioned the six flats at Adesuwa, GRA, in Benin City, said, “the  building is a testament to the IGP’s vision and commitment to building police infrastructure.”

On his part, the IGP commended the governor for the construction of 1.6km road network, which he said would benefit the college.

“Security is everybody’s business and we appreciate the Edo State Government for their support in ensuring improved security in the state. The state government has come to our aid by helping us to renovate the Police Training School in Benin City where we are currently training about 400 personnel.

“The renovation and construction of facilities in the school will have positive impact as well as improve the welfare of the trainees and trainers who are the staff of the College.”