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The Games are scheduled to begin on Friday and end on March 2nd at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Nothing less than 4000 police athletes are ready for the 14th biennial police games tagged ‘Oluyole 2024’.
The games will feature football, basketball, boxing, mixed martial arts, swimming, tennis, table tennis, badminton, wrestling, among other sports and are scheduled to begin on Friday and end on March 2nd at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The African Olympics are scheduled from March 8 to 24, as cricket will be making its debut at the Games.
Inspector-General of Police Reveals Plans for Police Games
The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, disclosed that the Games will help to discover talents and keep the officers active.
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Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who spoke on behalf of the IGP, said the games will allow the officers to compete for peace, unity, stability and development of Nigeria.
“We know that the Nigeria Police Force has a very good history when it comes to sports development in Nigeria. For many years we’ve been at the forefront of producing and projecting talents in all sports arenas of Nigeria and beyond this country globally. The Nigeria Police Force has produced a very large number of athletes in football, wrestling and others.
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“So, we are coming together to converge on Ibadan, the Oyo State capital to have the 14th biennial Police Games. We know that if you are not mentally fit, you cannot discharge your duties as a police officer or as a security agent. Our intention is to make sure we come together to stage these Games and to identify good talents again that will support the Nigerian government in producing good hands and good brains that will develop our sports in Nigeria,” Adejobi said.
