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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in partnership with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), Gujarat, India, has commenced a 10-day international training programme on stress management and emotional well-being for law enforcement officers in Nigeria.
The programme, which commenced at the ICT Hall of the FRSC National Headquarters, Abuja, is expected to train 1,000 personnel drawn from the FRSC and other law enforcement and paramilitary agencies. Participants are being drawn from the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Correctional Service, Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Fire Service and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The training is being conducted in Abuja and at the FRSC Academy, Udi, Enugu State. It is designed to equip participants with practical skills in managing occupational stress, strengthening psychological resilience, regulating emotions and improving effectiveness in demanding operational environments.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Corps Marshal, FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, described the partnership with RRU as an investment in the human capital required to sustain effective law enforcement and public safety. Mohammed said law enforcement personnel routinely face road traffic crashes, emergencies, disasters, security challenges, casualties and other critical situations in the course of their duties.
He said the responsibility of government should extend beyond providing personnel with technical and operational skills to ensure their mental and emotional well-being.
“While we have traditionally focused on developing technical and operational competencies, experience has shown that sustainable effectiveness also depends on the mental and emotional well-being of those entrusted with safeguarding our roads and protecting lives and property,” he said.
The Defence Adviser to the Indian High Commission, Col. Manoj Singh, who declared the programme open on behalf of the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, said psychological resilience had become a strategic requirement for modern law enforcement institutions.
Singh said bilateral relations between Nigeria and India had lasted for more than six decades, adding that the training demonstrated how the relationship could be translated into practical institutional development.
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He said the programme would equip officers with skills in stress management, emotional regulation, psychological resilience, self-management and peer support.
According to him, the skills could improve operational judgment, professional conduct, crisis response and public service.
The Dean, School of Behavioural Sciences and Forensic Investigation, Rashtriya Raksha University, Dr. Jasbirkaur Thadhani, who represented the Vice Chancellor of the university, assured the Nigerian authorities of the institution’s readiness to deepen its partnership with the FRSC.
Thadhani said RRU attached importance to international collaboration and knowledge exchange, adding that the university was committed to supporting initiatives aimed at strengthening the professional capacity, resilience and effectiveness of law enforcement institutions.
The Corps Marshal said the participation of personnel from multiple law enforcement and paramilitary institutions would promote inter-agency cooperation, shared knowledge and common professional standards.
He said the programme was also an important dimension of the growing Nigeria-India partnership in institutional capacity development.
The Indian delegation includes Thadhani; Arsh G., Campus Director and Assistant Professor-Research (Criminology), RRU Puducherry; Kalpesh Sharma, Head, Sports Training-Strength and Conditioning; and Chandrakant Yadav, Head and Section Officer, Atal Incubation Centre.
