By Hou Akot Hou
The government of Warrap State has started recruiting young men and women into a new police cadet as part of streamlining the high rise of crime and insecurity in the state.
The training is being conducted at Wartit Police Training Center in Kuajok Town.
In a wake-up call to this service, the state government is aiming at recruiting more than 5000 able men and women into the police service, according to the Deputy Governor’s Press Office, where the statement is issued.
In a statement from the Office of the Deputy Governor, Aluel Garang, the recruits are receiving instructions in criminal law, the penal code, the police act, evidence law, police operations, human rights, arms management, and other general policing skills.
On Tuesday, Deputy Governor Aluel Garang, accompanied by the Police Commissioner of Warrap State, Maj. General Juma Monday Semaye, briefed the Deputy Governor on the progress of the police basic training program.
General Monday outlined the steps taken and said the training project is being conducted by a team of 64 instructors, including 14 high-ranking officers.
“The recruits are receiving instructions in criminal law, the Penal Code, the Police Act, evidence law, police operations, human rights, arms management, and other general policing skills,” he stated.
Gen. Monday revealed that the governor of Warrap State, Bol Wek Agoth, has requested that the recruits reach over 5000, which he says will be added if reviewed and services are necessitated.
Commissioner Monday noted that the training will be finished by October, and it is hoped that law and order will return to Warrap through the help of the new cadets once deployed.
Speaking at the scene of training, the acting governor, who is also the deputy governor of Warrap State, Aluel Garang, commended the trainers and trainees and encouraged the recruits to remain disciplined and respectful throughout the course of training.
She urged professionalism and upholding the rule of law as the course takes its toll on them; meanwhile, the Minister of Labour and Public Service welcomed the strong turnout of the new cadets and said the state government would approve the recruitment of an additional 5000 police personnel to help strengthen the security measures in the state.
As Warrap State is plagued by insecurity throughout the birth of the new country, attempts have been made to thwart the problems of cattle raiding, banditry, and communal conflicts. Officials are being blamed by some of the local activists on the ground for facilitating the infiltration of arms into the hands of the armed youth in the region, as locals smuggle arms even in the bags of grain.
It remains to be seen whether the new deployment of forces will help deter the problems from keeping on rising.