OMG! Police Medical Team Arrives Lagos, Begins Psychiatric Test On Serving Officers

The medical team of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF,
on Wednesday converged on Lagos state to begin
arrangements for the mental evaluation exercise to
be carried out on all armed policemen.

The exercise is meant to assist in promoting
principles of people-oriented policing as directed
earlier this year by the then Inspector-General.

It would be recalled that the Inspector-General of
Police, IGP, Solomon Arase had in January,
disclosed that the NPF was considering conducting
psychiatric test on recruits and serving officers,
stressing that the Force would also consider the
idea of a Trauma Centre for its officers because of
the nature of their job.

The IGP had explained that the initiative became
necessary following incidents of indiscriminate use
of firearms by personnel of the force.

The Zone 2 Police Command in Onikan, Lagos
state, on Wednesday said the test would be done
to maintain standards in the handling of firearms,
and police activities in Lagos and Ogun states, the
two states that Zone 2 covers.

In a statement made available to newsmen, the
Assistant Inspector-General for Zone 2, CP
Abdulmajid Ali, said, “The medical team which
arrived Lagos state from Abuja comprised of
experts and trained psychiatrists from the police
medical department and the Melville Healthcare
Centre in Abuja.

“The team was led by the AIG Medical, Stella
Akintade.

“Units such as the Police Mobile Force and the
Special Anti-Robbery Squads, SARS, are to attend a
workshop which will mark the beginning of the
medical exercise,” the statement added.