T0P STORY: IGP Gives Fresh Order To Policemen On Roadblocks | READ DETAILS
AFNews Reporter
Mar 02, 2022
T0P STORY: IGP Gives Fresh Order To Policemen On Roadblocks | READ DETAILS
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, on Tuesday warned police officers in the Federal Capital (FCT) to stop using roadblocks and other crime prevention measures for extortion.
Baba who spoke during a one-day duty tour at the FCT Command, warned the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), Area Commanders and Police Tactical Teams, that they should desist from any act that would create difficult situations for road users and other law-abiding citizens as security agents.
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According to him, "We must ensure that they serve the purpose for which they are deployed. Don't raid because you want to detain people and begin to ask for bail. Don't be on the road doing stop and search because you want to create a difficult situation for road users so that you can extort.
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Whatever crime prevention measure you want to adopt, you must use it effectively and with the fear of God. The job of policing belongs to everybody and we must all come together to cooperate and synergize if we must police our communities effectively.
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Police, as a lead agency in internal security, must exploit this area of collaboration with the people. The space is wide, there is no need for rivalry or to outsmart others because every security agency, including the police, are working to checkmate the activities of criminals"
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