The Inspector General of Police,IGP Usman Alkali Baba has approved a new and improved dress code for women officers which permits them to wear stud earrings, and headscarf under their berets or peak cap.
In a statement released and signed by the Ag. Spokesman of the force, CSP Oluwamuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja, the police said the new development was in line with international best practices to address the growing concern for gender mainstreaming and respect for culture and diversity.
He noted that this has informed the improvement for effective global workforce diversity management.
” Nigeria Police Workforce has officers from every local government in the Country with a variety of ethnic and religious backgrounds and an increase inclusion of female folks. This therefore brings the need to guarantee Inclusion,gender mainstreaming, ethnic and religious diversity in the work place for optimum output and professionalism”. Said IGP
” The dress code is optional and Senior Women Officers have been tasked to ensure compliance with the approved standard for women police officers who have opted to adopt the dress code”. He added
Some of the countries that have adopted same dress code include Canada,the United States of America,Sweden,Turkey, Australia and the united kingdom amongst others