The Police in Zamfara, said it has concluded arrangements for the training of about 3,850 Special Constables in the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the command,
Mr. Shehu Mohammed, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Gusau.
The Special Constabulary is part of security initiative adopted by the command to fight banditry and crimes as well as protect lives and property in the state.
According to Mohammed the trainees are part of the First Batch of the 7,500 candidates approved as special constables to the state by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu.
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He noted that successful candidates had been screened to undergo a two months training exercise at the Police Training Colleges in Kaduna and Sokoto, respectively.
The spokesman advised the candidates to check their names on the list pasted at their respective Police Divisional Offices and Local Government Council secretariats, noting that the training exercise was billed to start on Oct. 9.
According to him, successful candidates are expected to assemble at the Command’s Headquarters in Gusau on Oct. 8, for transportation to their various training institutions.
Mohammed added that the second batch of the training exercise would be communicated to the next set in due course.
NAN