Nigeria Police Force establishes National Institute for Police Studies – appoints Professor Olu Ogunsakin as Director of the Institute
As part of efforts geared toward bequeathing a highly skillful and professional Police Force to the nation, the Nigeria Police Force has established a National Institute for Police Studies.
The Institute, which is an affiliate of the Nig. Police Academy, Wudil Kano, is temporarily located within the Police Staff College, Jos & will provide police personnel, alongside other members of the national security community with needed skills & knowledge on safety & security.
The Institute will work with academic partners, security agencies, international police organizations and the general public to, among other things, produce and commission original research on priority for policing and public safety; collate and share the best available evidence assessment, and also provides strategic man-power development for police and security officers of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police or its equivalent in other security agencies.
Meanwhile, Professor Olu Ogunsakin has been appointed as the Director of the Institute. An erudite Professor of Police Studies, Olu Ogunsakin holds a Ph.d in Police Studies from the University of Exeter, UK; MA in Criminal Justice, University of Detroit, Michigan, USA among others.
