Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is grappling with a significant housing shortage for its members across all ranks, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has disclosed.
Disclosing this at the first Nigeria Police Housing Summit in Abuja, Egbetokun, therefore, sought the establishment of a N100 billion police housing fund.
According to Egbetokun, presently, housing capacity meets only about 10 per cent of the needs of more than 400,000-strong workforce. He hinted that years of neglect rendered existing barracks accommodations largely inadequate for modern 21st-century policing.
The IGP said: “Upon my appointment as IGP, I identified the welfare of our personnel as a cornerstone of my administration. A key aspect of enhancing our officers’ conditions is the provision of appropriate housing during and after their service. This task is monumental, as the Force grapples with a significant housing shortage for its members across all ranks.
“In the past, the NPF had launched initiatives to address these shortfalls, including the establishment of the Nigeria Police Force Property Development and Construction Company and forging partnerships with various state governments, government bodies, sister organisations and private sector developers.”
However, the impact of the efforts had been minimal, highlighting the urgent need for a strategic reassessment and a revamp of the execution framework to adequately meet the officers’ housing needs.
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