diplomas and epaulettes
By Sheron Tita
Some 2,444 Police Inspectors, Police Constables of Mutengene Police Training and Application Centre (CIAP), have been awarded Diplomas and Epaulettes. This was during a graduation ceremony presided over by the Director General of National Security, Martin Mbarga Nguele. The 695 student police inspectors and 1,749 police constables / peace keepers are said to have undergone a training of two years and 12 months respectively under the Commander of
Mutengene Police Training and Centre, Police Commissioner Dr. Nith Pierre. This was after they emerged victorious from a direct competition for recruitment held in the year 2022 and 2023.
Unlike other graduation ceremonies, this year’s graduation of CIAP is peculiar as out of 695 Police Inspectors promoted, 464 are graduates of Higher Education. Meanwhile, of the 1749 police constables, 1099 are holders of at least a Baccalaureate of Secondary Education.
The new law enforcement officers are responsible for the maintenance of public order, ensure the safety of the population and property, amongst others.
Martin Mbarga Nguele, Director General of National Security, in the course of the solemn ceremony congratulated the graduates. After expressing words of congratulation he urged the new police inspectors and police constables to practise the virtue of professionalism.
He told them:“I urge you to demonstrate respect, professionalism, discipline, commitment to public service and scrupulous respect for ethics, the only guarantee of success in your respective careers”.
Aside from that the Director General of National Security equally called on the new officers to be honest and worthy in their everyday life, warning that they will be sanctioned if they act contrary .
The Director of National Security warned:“ Your private life , as much as your public life, is of interest to National Security. You must know that you will incur sanctions for breaches committed in your private life that is likely to undermine the reputation and the rhyme of the police”.
Martin Mbarga Nguele emphasized to the graduates that as police officers they are prohibited from engaging in a business venture and belonging to a political party.
“This is an opportunity for me to strongly emphasize: one cannot be both a police officer and businessman ; one cannot be both a police officer and a politician. Also you are prohibited from personally exercising any lucrative professional activity, with the exception of rural production or literary and artistic works. Similarly as a police officer you are prohibited from joining a
political party or Trade union”.
After becoming a full-fledged Police Officers, 1 st Grade Police Constable Etuge Joshua Nzele, promised to foster peace in the society.
He said: “ To make sure that the population enjoys peace and also ensure that everyone is treated equally. No tribalism”.
The 2,444 new police inspectors and police constables are expected to ensure the safety of the population thereby fostering peace.
