The senate vowed support for police reform, urged to shift towards the police based on the community

Vice President of the Barau Jibrin Senate has reiterated the commitment of the National Assembly to support meaningful reforms aimed at re -positioning the Nigerian Police (NPF) as a trusted public service institution.

Speaking on Monday at the Induction and Management Session and Management of the Police Service Commission (PSC) at Ikot Ekpene, the state of Akwa Ibom, Jibrin, who represented the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, called for a new era of accountability and transformation in the troops.

In a statement that was later posted on X, Jibrin conveyed Akpabio’s congratulations to the newly inaugurated PSC council members, describing their appointment as “calls for the purpose, the mandate to reform, and the sacred trust to serve.”

“You have been called to a task that is weighted like a historic,” said Jibrin. “I urged you: leave the sign. Leave the inheritance. Leave the system better than you encounter.”

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The Vice President of the Senate stressed that the moment demanded more than just a ceremony. He urged the council to move “from the title to the task” and “from routine to reform,” greatly reflects their mandate outside the formality of induction.

According to Jibrin, the Nigerian police must develop from being considered only as a coercion arm into a machine, justice, and community service.

“Nigeria stands on the threshold. The police must now be seen as a protector, not a predator,” he said.

Calling a shift in the police philosophy, Jibrin encouraged PSC to study the police models of people from countries such as Japan and Finland, where empathy, conflict resolution, and environmental involvement were prioritized. He also appointed the success of the Singapore Police, built on strict recruitment standards, transparent promotions, and strict accountability, as a model that Nigeria could learn.

“In Nigeria, we must institutionalize the achievements of ordinary -ordinary, disciplined for favorite, and integrity of impunity,” said Jibrin.

Realizing the moral courage that is often needed in policing, he advocated an appreciation system that respects officers who uphold integrity in a difficult condition.

“Police who refuse bribery can go home empty-handed today, but he must not return without hope that in the end, integrity will produce a prize that is far greater than a short booty of corruption,” he said. “We must improve the culture of praise above the culture of punishment.”

Jibrin also highlighted the need for police forces driven by technology that uses data and intelligence to inform its operations, promise that the National Assembly will support this transformation through legislative reviews, the necessary reform approval, and strengthen supervision.

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