Afrigather The appearing Chairman of the newly established Sokoto State Group Guards Corps, Yusha’u Kebbe, has allayed the fears of stakeholders over attainable abuse of energy by officers of the corps.
Talking in an unique interview with Saturday PUNCH, Kebbe stated the newly recruited safety personnel would endure intensive coaching protecting arms dealing with, neighborhood relations, intelligence gathering and numerous warfare techniques.
He stated the coaching would additionally embody ambush operations, psychological well being assessments, and different bodily evaluations to make sure there are not any incidences of unintended discharge or misdemeanours or the safety guards changing into a hazard to society.
He stated, “There’s at all times that concern; you realize we’re a human organisation through which there are at all times dangerous eggs regardless of how arduous you strive in your choice course of.
“Having that in thoughts, we’ve got taken some measures to make sure that so far as we are able to, we minimise that type of state of affairs. We’ll be certain that as soon as they don’t seem to be on any operation, all their weapons shall be stored at a selected level which is the assorted Divisional Police places of work of their native governments.
“ As soon as they’re going out for operations, they are going to be issued with this weapon below the command and management of the army. So with these steps, we’re taking, I consider we can minimise such incidences from arising.”
Highlighting the significance of steady coaching, Kebbe stated, “Additionally, coaching takes a vital position in any operation, so the federal government is making preparations to make sure that these persons are having enough and steady coaching in all ramifications, so it won’t simply be these two months of coaching that they may do on arms dealing with, however the coaching shall be a complete one, like neighborhood relations, intelligence gathering, and numerous warfare coaching, most likely ambush operations amongst others.
“We hope that the assorted individuals who will give them a chat like some non secular leaders discuss to them in regards to the non secular facet of this operation, we are going to contain a psychologist who can even deal with points and assess some psychological points that is likely to be related to a few of them, that’s other than the well being and different bodily evaluation as a result of we don’t need to give somebody with psychology situation a weapon to deal with; it could be a hazard to himself and different folks round him.
“So, we’re trying into all these issues to guarantee that by the grace of God, we minimise to the bottom attainable degree, incidences of unintended discharge or misdemeanours of individuals changing into a hazard to society and issues like that.”
