High Chief Popoola at the function.
The Chairman of the Ogun State Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), High Chief Samson Kunle Popoola has called for an improved front desk for the Nigerian police.
Making this call at the just concluded PCRC Capacity Building Workshop of Zone 7 Command comprising of FCT and Niger state commands held at the National university commission auditorium, Abuja recently, the chairman said the front desk of the police is the charge room and the police first point of contact at the station and so must be well handled to interface properly with the public.
According to him, most of the negative perception of the police occur as a result of unprofessional handling of the public making complaint or reporting a crime.
He called for more public relation practitioners and experienced officers to take up the manning of the front desk to further improve the image of the police among the public.
He also called for a more welcoming environment around the front desk with conviniences to make it more inviting to the people.
Other contributors at the workshop called for an improved synergy, better welfare and improved funding for the police.
