ABUJA—The Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA, yesterday, presented certificates for weapon handling and intelligence gathering to about 335 officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.
The presentation was done by the Commandant of the 177 Guard Battalion at the ICPC Headquarters, Abuja, to staff that took part in the three months training held between November, 2013, and February, 2014.
Speaking at the event, chairman of the commission, Ekpo Nta, said with the training, officers and men of of ICPC were now better equipped to tackle crimes as law enforcement agents.
Nta explained that when he assumed office as chairman of the commission, the staff operated without proper field expertise, saying it always required the services of other security agencies to handle cases.
However, the chairman pledged that further training would be drawn to further equip them, adding that the commission had made arrangement for 250 computer for the e-learning centre.
According to him, “I have started arrangement, so that physical exercise will be part and parcel of our activities here.”
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