Robbery suspect caught among Police recruits

The Nigeria Police College,
Kaduna on Thursday said it
found a robbery suspect among
recruit constables undergoing
training in the college.
The Commandant of the college,
Alhaji Sanusi Rufai, told
newsmen in Kaduna that the
suspect was named by
members of his gang after they
were arrested by the police in
Abuja.
The commandant said details
of the suspect’s identity were
forwarded to the college,
which withdrew, arrested and
transferred him to the
appropriate police unit for
investigation.
Rufai said the suspect was
among 25 recruits the college
disqualified for various
inadequacies identified during
training.
The commandant said some of
the students were found to have
presented forged school results
and others had criminal records,
“while some were withdrawn
based on health grounds.
“Some of the recruits have sight
or hearing challenges, while a
few others did not attend the
schools the certificates of which
they presented.“
Rufai said the college would
continue to screen “unfit
persons” out to ensure that only
those with good knowledge and
character were allowed to train
as policemen and women. More
than 4,000 recruit constables
are currently undergoing a 15-
month basic training at the
college.
Source: NAN