By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
CALABAR – ABOUT eight officers of the Police Mobile Force Eleven Squadron, Calabar, Cross River State have been arrested between Akwa Ibom and Cross River States by a team of Mobile Force deployed from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, for allegedly mounting illegal road blocs and improper dressing.

The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar had on assumption of office disbanded all road blocs by policemen and a team of mobile Officers was constituted to monitor the compliance of the IG’s directive.

One of the officers arrested for gross indiscipline

The team was mandated to arrest any officer that defied the directives and possibly institute disciplinary measures in order to put a stop any form of illegal escort, improper dressing, and unauthorized check points among others.

The team led by the Commander in charge of Ethics, Doctrine and Monitoring, Mr. Anietie Eyo arrested three mobile policemen who allegedly did not obey the directives of the IGP in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital.

On their way to Cross River State with the arrested culprits, the team again arrested two mobile policemen who abandoned their beat at the National Independent Power Plant, Odukpani to mount illegal checkpoint along the Calabar-Itu expressway.

Another two other police officers were apprehended within the premises of the MOPOL 11 Command in Calabar, Cross River State for improper dressing and one other officer whose dressing was most appalling, was arrested outside.

At the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, another culprit was arrested for violating the rules on escort of VIPs which stipulated that the security personnel must not be less than two in number.

However, at a Mobile Police checkpoint along the Calabar-Ikang road, Bakassi, the team only identified two culprits that they could not arrest because of the sensitive nature of their job in the border area.

The arrested combat policemen were left in the custody of various police divisions in the Akwa Ibom and Cross River State commands pending when further action would be taken on them.

When contacted on telephone, the Commissioner of Police in charge of PMF at the Force Headquarters Abuja, Mr. Mbu J. Mbu, said all the culprits would be tried in-house and punished in line with the dictates of the rules.

Mbu said, “We have our departmental disciplinary procedure. IG made pronouncement that had to do with dress code, that they must be combat ready at all times. These are the things that we are now trying to enforce. We have forwarded the signals to all field commanders and have given them enough time so that the men would conform to the directive.”

He expressed confidence that the team would carry out its duty effectively without compromising, adding that any officer who tried to induce members of the team would be dealt with accordingly.

On the issue of those who were not arrested but found wanting, Mbu said, “There are some designated checkpoints. Those people may not be taken away from their duty post because of the sensitive nature of their job, but their names and force numbers will be taken and they will be invited for trial.”


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/08/eight-mobile-policemen-arrested-for-mounting-illegal-check-points/

hand dey scratch these guys them

And did I read on this forum that south sudan are calling for the help of Nigeria police to help reform theirs?, I dey last eat country

who is he?? a terror policeman extorting people??

tellwisdom: Is "ROSSIKE" not among the arrrested police men? Pls confirm

guess our police cant be good....cause 'especially you' believed they can't be. But those that believed 'south sudan' that they can are calling on them.

Korrection: who is he?? a terror policeman extorting people??

don't mind him he just want 2 make jest of d guy... He is a nairalander, a policeman i guess who loves his work and would go al d way 2 defend hs career...

Nice move.

The motivating factor behind all these check points is Egunje.

Shebi na naija police wan go train south sudan abi? Where is bitteyend? Defender of nigerian police! Oya let him come and yarn dust again.

ira tips

Okija_juju: Why the backyard trial...

Put the darn thing on T.V so that many more Nigerians would have the ballz to stand up to the Police..

If Nigerians see Police men being punished and jailed, then the whole mentality of the Police being above the Law would start to ebb from our subconciousness..

This in house trial looks to me like a cover up.. When they extorted money from motorists, they didnt do it in house.. When they bully motorists off the roads that we tax-payers paid for, because they have a gun and are on an escort detail, they dont do it in house, SO THEIR PUNISHMENT SHOULD ALSO NOT BE INHOUSE...


FHUCK THE POLICE...

Have ever watch court trial on T.V. U dnt knw what u ar saying. Lay man

brownlord: And did I read on this forum that south sudan are calling for the help of Nigeria police to help reform theirs?, I dey last eat country

were u reading mah mind or sometin

Okija_juju: Why the backyard trial...

Put the darn thing on T.V so that many more Nigerians would have the ballz to stand up to the Police..

If Nigerians see Police men being punished and jailed, then the whole mentality of the Police being above the Law would start to ebb from our subconciousness..

This in house trial looks to me like a cover up.. When they extorted money from motorists, they didnt do it in house.. When they bully motorists off the roads that we tax-payers paid for, because they have a gun and are on an escort detail, they dont do it in house, SO THEIR PUNISHMENT SHOULD ALSO NOT BE INHOUSE...


FHUCK THE POLICE...

Have u ever watch court trial on T.V. U dnt knw what u ar saying. Lay man

Everything about Nigeria is Comedy.. Even when they act serious

Igweka: Have u ever watch court trial on T.V. U dnt knw what u ar saying. Lay man

so what are you saying in essence?

Police need serious reforms.

WE DEY BEG the oyo state commissioner of police...HIS BOYS ARE BACK ON THE STREET AND AT MOST MOTOR PARKS.....YOU WILL ALWAYS NOTICE THEM PARK BESIDE MOST MOTOR GARAGE HARASSING POOR COMMERCIAL DRIVERS AND OKADA RIDERS ESPECIALLY FROM 6.30PM UPWARD.....ORITA APERIN, CHALLENGE, ELEYELE B/STOP CLOSE TO THE POLICE HQ, MOKOLA ROUNDABOUT, IWO ROAD ETC.........NA BEG WE DEY BEG O.

berem: Shebi na naija police wan go train south sudan abi? Where is bitteyend? Defender of nigerian police! Oya let him come and yarn dust again.

oh please STFU!
I saw your argument with bittyend and i was alarmed at the level of idiocy on display by you.
You couldn't even counter his points intelligently.
As for the police,didnt you read that they said that they were caught and disciplined by the same Nigerian police you are castigating?.
Is greed and indiscipline not human nature?
How is it pecuilar to Nigeria.
SMH.

berem: Shebi na naija police wan go train south sudan abi? Where is bitteyend? Defender of nigerian police! Oya let him come and yarn dust again.

Sharrap dia. How many people do you have in the NPF and how many are being arrested? what is the percentage of the offenders vis a vis the conformists? i maintain that those guys are not being paid well enough to get them off the road. Their average pay is wack, the training is not there and the morale is very low. However, comparatively, Sudan has seen them as being better and having something to offer their force. Why must we never see anything good in our own. I tire for una oo. have you not seen or read about police corruption in other parts of the globe including the fact that they taser helpless elderly people on flimsy reason? We just find a way of exacerbating ours just because 'we are involved'.

otunba 9ja:
WE DEY BEG the oyo state commissioner of police...HIS BOYS ARE BACK ON THE STREET AND AT MOST MOTOR PARKS.....YOU WILL ALWAYS NOTICE THEM PARK BESIDE MOST MOTOR GARAGE HARASSING POOR COMMERCIAL DRIVERS AND OKADA RIDERS ESPECIALLY FROM 6.30PM UPWARD.....ORITA APERIN, CHALLENGE, ELEYELE B/STOP CLOSE TO THE POLICE HQ, MOKOLA ROUNDABOUT, IWO ROAD ETC.........NA BEG WE DEY BEG O.

I agree with you 100% Let me add to your observation, ASHI JUNCTION OPPOSITE AP FILLING STATION.

Step in the right direction. Thumps up to IGP

MD ABUBAKAR WILL EVER REMAIN MY MAN OF THE YEAR. HE DID THE IMPOSSIBLE BY REMOVING ROAD BLOCKS. IT STILL AMAZES ME!

Their trial will not be in an open place,police have procedure of dealing with officers that commit offences. KUDOS to my action IGP.

The action IGP i salute ur courage but i keep wondering if Aguda\ Surulere of Lagos State is not in Nigeria cos d policemen is dis area stil create road blocks and ke
ep collecting money and terroristin motorist especially Tokunbo vehicles including people dat cary sometin on their hands and keep telling us dat their DPO's sent them....

The intimidation in dis area is much all d names of dem carying guns and rude as well !!!

we need their names and faces. @least they are criminals now.