Police Talk Say Dem No Force Officers To Buy ₦2,000 Handbook

Di Nigeria Police Force don deny tori wey dey fly say dem force dia officers for all over di country to buy one handbook wey dem call “Attitudinal Change Handbook for the Nigeria Police Force” for ₦2,000 per person. One online report bin talk say police authorities give order make all personnel pay di money before Thursday deadline. But one document wey surface on Monday show say di approval come from Force Headquarters, Abuja, for letter wey dem write May 28, 2025, through di Department of Training and Development to introduce di author, Dr. Joseph Danley. Di letter wey Commissioner of Police (Training), Rashid Afegbua sign on behalf of di Deputy Inspector-General of Police, talk say di author get permission to sell di book directly to officers wey wan buy am with dia own choice.

When dem reach di Force PRO, Benjamin Hundeyin, he talk say di report na lie and misleading, say nobody force any officer to buy di handbook. He yarn say all commands receive instruction say di book na voluntary, not compulsory. Hundeyin add say if any officer somewhere make am by force, make dem report am to di Police Service Commission instead of shouting for media. Di book author, Dr. Danley, still talk say di idea behind di handbook na to improve professionalism and conduct inside di police force. He reveal say e first wan charge ₦25,000 for di training but di IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, cancel am and approve only voluntary sale of di book while di seminar remain free. He even talk say he don visit some state commands personally, and officers wey wan buy di book do so with dia free mind.