IGP Disu Opens PMF Instructors’ Training, Tasks Trainers On Operational Readiness

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has opened a training course for trainers and instructors of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), charging participants to strengthen the operational readiness of the Force’s 84 squadrons.

Contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, the training is being held at the PMF Training College, Ende-Hills, Nasarawa State, and brings together selected PMF trainers and instructors from across the country.

The statement said the programme is aimed at “strengthening instructional capacity, sharpening tactical competence and enhancing the operational readiness” of the Force’s 84 PMF Squadrons.

Addressing participants, Disu described the programme as “a strategic intervention in the operational future of the PMF,” stressing that “the changing security environment requires continuous learning, adaptation, discipline and tactical competence.”

The IGP charged the trainers “to become force multipliers” by ensuring that knowledge acquired during the course is effectively transferred to personnel in their respective formations.

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He further emphasised that “the modern PMF must combine tactical capability with intelligence, precision, discipline, professionalism and respect for the law,” while making operational readiness “a continuous culture.”

Disu also urged the participants to focus not merely on acquiring certificates, but on developing competence that would translate into improved operational performance.

The event was attended by DIG Umar Shehu Nadada, DIG Operations; AIG Alonyenu Idu, AIG in charge of the Police Mobile Force; DCP Sunday Audu Peter, Commandant, PMF Training College, Ende-Hills; Commandant Brah Samson Umoru, Nasarawa State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; and commandants of other PMF Training Colleges.

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi A. Sule, who was briefly present at the ceremony, congratulated the IGP “on his leadership and ongoing efforts towards strengthening the Nigeria Police Force.”

Also speaking, Idu commended the IGP’s “leadership and commitment to repositioning the PMF,” noting that the training had further charged personnel “to uphold the glory and operational reputation of the Force’s tactical strike arm.”

The ceremony featured a series of tactical displays and practical demonstrations by personnel undergoing the training, showcasing their skills, discipline and operational capabilities.

The Nigeria Police Force said it remains committed to “continuous professional training, modernisation, welfare and the provision of necessary tools and platforms” to strengthen operational effectiveness.

The Force added that the measures would ensure the Police Mobile Force remains “a disciplined, agile and dependable tactical capability” in the protection of lives and property across the country.