Police Train Enugu Investigators on Case Management, Professionalism
The Nigeria Police Force in Enugu State has commenced a three-day intensive training programme aimed at strengthening investigative capacity and improving professionalism among officers of the Command.
The training, organised by the Enugu State Police Command under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, is focused on investigation and case management for investigative officers and other personnel involved in criminal investigations across the state.
The programme is designed to enhance investigative competence, improve prosecutorial processes and promote professionalism in criminal justice administration among Divisional Police Officers, Divisional Crime Officers, officers of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Inspectors of Crime in various divisions and personnel serving in other investigative sections of the Command.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Commissioner of Police, represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State CID, Hope Okereke Isiani, urged participants to take the training seriously and maximise the opportunity to improve their professional competence.
He explained that the initiative was part of the Command’s ongoing efforts to equip officers with the necessary knowledge and practical skills required to conduct investigations in line with global best practices.
According to him, the training is expected to enhance officers’ effectiveness and proficiency in handling criminal investigations, stressing that lapses in investigation and case management will no longer be tolerated within the Command.
Participants were taken through a wide range of critical topics, including compilation and vetting of case files, investigation report writing, suspects’ rights and confessional statements, lapses in prosecution and plea of justice, as well as the recovery and management of exhibits.
Resource persons facilitating the sessions were drawn from experienced retired senior police officers and legal professionals from the Enugu State Ministry of Justice.
They include retired Deputy Commissioner of Police, G. N. Okereke; Olusoji Akinbayo, also a retired Deputy Commissioner of Police; retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Agbazue Oge; retired Chief Superintendent of Police, Pascal Nwachukwu; and Chief Magistrate Egbo Ngozi.
Participants at the training expressed satisfaction with the depth of knowledge and insights gained during the sessions, assuring the Command that they would apply the lessons learned in the effective discharge of their investigative responsibilities.
The Command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Enugu.
He noted that the initiative forms part of ongoing efforts by the Command to enhance professionalism and ensure effective service delivery to residents of Enugu State.
EDITOR
Sam Udekwe is a journalist working in the News and Current Affairs department, Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) Enugu. He is well trained in all genres of journalistic venture.
Mr Sam read Mass Communication, graduating all with Distinction in National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma at IMT, Enugu and Madonna University, Okija, Anambra state, as well as M.Sc Mass Communication at National Open University of Nigeria.
He is the immediate past NUJ Chairman, Enugu state.
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