{"id":55559,"date":"2024-11-11T21:45:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=55559"},"modified":"2024-11-11T21:45:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:45:36","slug":"igp-hosts-workshop-on-investigation-standards-emphasizes-child-friendly-policing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/11\/igp-hosts-workshop-on-investigation-standards-emphasizes-child-friendly-policing\/","title":{"rendered":"IGP Hosts Workshop on Investigation Standards, Emphasizes Child-Friendly Policing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, led a workshop for heads of Police Investigation units in Abuja on November 11, 2024, underscoring the Nigeria Police Force\u2019s dedication to professional, standardized investigations and child-friendly practices.<\/p>\n<p>Held at the Nigeria Police Resource Center, the workshop focused on enhancing the skills and ethics of police investigators.<\/p>\n<p>A key lecture, \u201cThe Child Justice System in Nigeria: An Overview,\u201d was presented by Professor Ayodele Atseluwa from the University of Lagos, addressing the importance of rights-based, supportive policing practices for children.<\/p>\n<p>IGP Egbetokun affirmed the Force\u2019s commitment to upholding the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, prioritizing respectful, non-traumatic methods in child-related cases.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55560\" src=\"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241111-WA0129-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241111-WA0129-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241111-WA0129-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241111-WA0129-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241111-WA0129.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, CP Hycenth Edozie, head of the Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Unit, provided specialized training on countering terrorism and financial crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria Police Force emphasized that ongoing training in investigative practices and child protection is vital to building a just, secure society with a police force equipped to protect citizens\u2019 rights at all levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, led a workshop for heads of Police Investigation units in Abuja on November 11, 2024, underscoring the Nigeria Police Force\u2019s dedication to professional, standardized investigations and child-friendly practices. Held at the Nigeria Police Resource Center, the workshop focused on enhancing the skills and ethics of police [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":55558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55559"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55566,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55559\/revisions\/55566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}