Capacity Building Tops Police Reform Agenda As Female Officers Begin Leadership Training
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El-ameen Ibrahim
The Nigeria Police Force has intensified efforts to strengthen institutional reforms and expand opportunities for female officers with the commencement of a five-day Women Police Leadership Programme designed to sharpen leadership capacity, deepen professional competence and promote gender-responsive policing across the country.
The initiative, which draws participants from Police Commands and specialised formations nationwide, is part of broader efforts to prepare more female officers for strategic leadership responsibilities while enhancing operational effectiveness within the Force.
Supported by the Government of Germany, the programme is being implemented in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the GS Foundation, CLEEN Foundation and the Nigeria Police Reform Secretariat. It focuses on strengthening leadership competencies, strategic management capabilities and contemporary policing knowledge among female personnel.
Declaring the programme open on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Training and Development, AIG Uche Ifeanyi Henry, reiterated the Police leadership’s commitment to sustained personnel development as a key pillar of the ongoing reform process within the Nigeria Police Force.
He encouraged participants to maximise the opportunity presented by the programme through active engagement with the training sessions and by applying the knowledge acquired to enhance service delivery and strengthen leadership across the organisation.
Representing another highlight of the opening ceremony, the Director-General of the National Institute of Police Studies, Prof. Olu Ogunsakin, stressed the significance of continuous leadership development for female officers, describing it as essential to strengthening professionalism, institutional effectiveness and operational excellence within the Nigeria Police Force.
According to him, sustained investment in leadership training remains critical to building a more efficient, resilient and professionally equipped Police Force capable of meeting the evolving security demands of the country.
The leadership programme forms part of wider institutional efforts to reinforce professionalism, improve management capacity and encourage greater gender inclusion within policing.
The Nigeria Police Force stated that it remains committed to continuous training and retraining of its personnel as part of ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening institutional capacity, promoting professionalism and improving policing service delivery across the country.
