The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has trained 109 personnel and have been commissioned as its pioneer Armed Squad.
Their training came in the wake of the approval by the Federal Government, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), of the request by the Commission for its personnel to bear arms.
At the graduation ceremony of the officers today, December 4, in Abuja, the Chairman of ICPC, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, described the commissioning of the officers into the elite armed squad of Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies as a significant milestone for them.
He said that it is also a milestone for the Commission, which he said is determined to build the capacity of its workforce for the responsibility of ridding the nation of corruption and other vices.
The ICPC Boss, who was represented at the ceremony by the Commission’s Director of Operations, Shehu Yahaya, said that the skills acquired in the course of the one-month intensive training would inspire the graduands to serve the Commission diligently.