ABUJA—The Inspector General of Police,
IGP Solomon Arase has declared that the
Nigerian Police, has the least corrupt
officers of all the institutions in the country,
even as the Police is determined to follow
up any corrupt cases before it in
accordance with constitutional provisions.
Speaking at the annual symposium during
a Feast of Barracuda organised by the
National Association of Seadogs, the
Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon
Arase noted that the Police had made
frantic efforts in tackling corruption even
among the officers and had set in motion
machinery to fish out corrupt officers in
the force.
The
IGP,
who
was
represented by the Commissioner of
Police, Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Wilson
Inalegwu said that the practical step to deal
with corruption was to dismantle road
blocks by Police and the establishment of
Monitoring Teams to ensure compliance
across the country.
He said: “The IG said he is allergic to
corruption and since then he has taken
practical steps to deal with the issue of
corruption, both the history of corruption
and perception of corruption of the Nigeria
Police Force.
“One of the first things he did was to set up
the IGP’s Monitoring Teams. First of all the
decision by the Police Management Team
was to take out roadblocks across all our
highways. It was not just to dismantle it, he
set up the IGP Monitoring Team to ensure
that these directives are enforced.”
“If you go across most of our highways now
roadblocks have been reduced to the
barest minimum, and anybody mounting
roadblocks, does that at his risk.
“Presentations are also made where
Commissioners of Police are invited to look
at the situations across the country right
from the condition of suspects in Police
cells and they have a technical platform
that enable them to monitor the behaviour
and conduct of police officers on the road
as they handle suspects.
On the issue of welfare of police and
accommodation the IG met with the OC
Works across the country and they
concluded to have 6,000 affordable houses
for officers across the country.
“The IG said bail is free! Help lines have
been provided where you can supply
information. You can call to inform that
you went to this station and paid this
amount and I can assure you, action will be
taken. Bail is free, the monitoring teams
are going round to practically deal with
those avenues that can lead to corruption.
“The Nigeria Police has the capacity to
investigate any corrupt case under the
laws, either the Crminal Code law or the
Penal Code law. The Police has the
competence and the capacity to investigate
corrupt cases.
“The Police management under Solomon
Arase is doing everything possible to
eliminate corruption and has taken
practical steps leading to that.
“Once corruption cases are given to the
police, the cases must be investigated. The
Police is the least corrupt officers in every
organisation because it has an in house
way of dealing with the issue of
organisation, trying officers, arresting
officers who engage in corrupt practices.
“I think you can hardly find institutions that
is like Police taking practical steps to deal
with corruption, all I want to say by way of
challenge is have confidence in the Police.”
In his own address, a Senior Advocate of
Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Paul Erokoro said that the
fight against corruption in the country will
not produce any good results with corrupt
leaders on the saddle.
Erokoro declared that it should be made
compulsory for every public officer in the
country to declare his or her assets publicly
as a way tackle corruption
Delivering a paper on ‘ A New Dawn in
Nigeria: Practical steps to eliminate
corruption’, Mr. Erokoro noted that
everybody in the country had been part of
of the corruption problem in the past and
had remained part of the problem at the
present time, stressing that hardly any
public officer live with his salary.
He said that corruption in the country is
pervasive and that a practical step to show
that the country is serious to fight
corruption is by the President to declare
his assets publicly, then ensures that his
Ministers follow suite as well as all public
officers.
“We should lead by example and it involves
people insisting that the President should
declare his assets in public
He said that all high level officials ranging
from, President, Ministers, Legislators, CBN
Governors, Police and Customs Officers,
Military Officers should declare their assets
publicly and should also sign a statement
granting permission to banks,moth local
and foreign, real estate and investment
houses to disclose any personal assets they
hold.
He further suggested that there should be
scrutiny of people’s income and
withholding of aid by international donors
if the country really is interested in fighting
corruption.
He said that many attempts made to
eliminate corruption in the country had
been symbolic and half hazard as those in
charge of waging corruption war were not
committed.
He maintained that if the head of any
organisation is clean, it will be difficult for
those under him to be dirty and that the
President should insist that every minister
declares his assets publicly as well as
outlaw opening of foreign accounts.
Source:vanguard news[b]ABUJA—The Inspector General of Police,
IGP Solomon Arase has declared that the
Nigerian Police, has the least corrupt
officers of all the institutions in the country,
even as the Police is determined to follow
up any corrupt cases before it in
accordance with constitutional provisions.
Speaking at the annual symposium during
a Feast of Barracuda organised by the
National Association of Seadogs, the
Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon
Arase noted that the Police had made
frantic efforts in tackling corruption even
among the officers and had set in motion
machinery to fish out corrupt officers in
the force.
The
IGP,
who
was
represented by the Commissioner of
Police, Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Wilson
Inalegwu said that the practical step to deal
with corruption was to dismantle road
blocks by Police and the establishment of
Monitoring Teams to ensure compliance
across the country.
He said: “The IG said he is allergic to
corruption and since then he has taken
practical steps to deal with the issue of
corruption, both the history of corruption
and perception of corruption of the Nigeria
Police Force.
“One of the first things he did was to set up
the IGP’s Monitoring Teams. First of all the
decision by the Police Management Team
was to take out roadblocks across all our
highways. It was not just to dismantle it, he
set up the IGP Monitoring Team to ensure
that these directives are enforced.”
“If you go across most of our highways now
roadblocks have been reduced to the
barest minimum, and anybody mounting
roadblocks, does that at his risk.
“Presentations are also made where
Commissioners of Police are invited to look
at the situations across the country right
from the condition of suspects in Police
cells and they have a technical platform
that enable them to monitor the behaviour
and conduct of police officers on the road
as they handle suspects.
On the issue of welfare of police and
accommodation the IG met with the OC
Works across the country and they
concluded to have 6,000 affordable houses
for officers across the country.
“The IG said bail is free! Help lines have
been provided where you can supply
information. You can call to inform that
you went to this station and paid this
amount and I can assure you, action will be
taken. Bail is free, the monitoring teams
are going round to practically deal with
those avenues that can lead to corruption.
“The Nigeria Police has the capacity to
investigate any corrupt case under the
laws, either the Crminal Code law or the
Penal Code law. The Police has the
competence and the capacity to investigate
corrupt cases.
“The Police management under Solomon
Arase is doing everything possible to
eliminate corruption and has taken
practical steps leading to that.
“Once corruption cases are given to the
police, the cases must be investigated. The
Police is the least corrupt officers in every
organisation because it has an in house
way of dealing with the issue of
organisation, trying officers, arresting
officers who engage in corrupt practices.
“I think you can hardly find institutions that
is like Police taking practical steps to deal
with corruption, all I want to say by way of
challenge is have confidence in the Police.”
In his own address, a Senior Advocate of
Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Paul Erokoro said that the
fight against corruption in the country will
not produce any good results with corrupt
leaders on the saddle.
Erokoro declared that it should be made
compulsory for every public officer in the
country to declare his or her assets publicly
as a way tackle corruption
Delivering a paper on ‘ A New Dawn in
Nigeria: Practical steps to eliminate
corruption’, Mr. Erokoro noted that
everybody in the country had been part of
of the corruption problem in the past and
had remained part of the problem at the
present time, stressing that hardly any
public officer live with his salary.
He said that corruption in the country is
pervasive and that a practical step to show
that the country is serious to fight
corruption is by the President to declare
his assets publicly, then ensures that his
Ministers follow suite as well as all public
officers.
“We should lead by example and it involves
people insisting that the President should
declare his assets in public
He said that all high level officials ranging
from, President, Ministers, Legislators, CBN
Governors, Police and Customs Officers,
Military Officers should declare their assets
publicly and should also sign a statement
granting permission to banks,moth local
and foreign, real estate and investment
houses to disclose any personal assets they
hold.
He further suggested that there should be
scrutiny of people’s income and
withholding of aid by international donors
if the country really is interested in fighting
corruption.
He said that many attempts made to
eliminate corruption in the country had
been symbolic and half hazard as those in
charge of waging corruption war were not
committed.
He maintained that if the head of any
organisation is clean, it will be difficult for
those under him to be dirty and that the
President should insist that every minister
declares his assets publicly as well as
outlaw opening of foreign accounts.
Source:vanguard news[/b]ABUJA—The Inspector General of Police,
IGP Solomon Arase has declared that the
Nigerian Police, has the least corrupt
officers of all the institutions in the country,
even as the Police is determined to follow
up any corrupt cases before it in
accordance with constitutional provisions.
Speaking at the annual symposium during
a Feast of Barracuda organised by the
National Association of Seadogs, the
Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon
Arase noted that the Police had made
frantic efforts in tackling corruption even
among the officers and had set in motion
machinery to fish out corrupt officers in
the force.
The
IGP,
who
was
represented by the Commissioner of
Police, Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Wilson
Inalegwu said that the practical step to deal
with corruption was to dismantle road
blocks by Police and the establishment of
Monitoring Teams to ensure compliance
across the country.
He said: “The IG said he is allergic to
corruption and since then he has taken
practical steps to deal with the issue of
corruption, both the history of corruption
and perception of corruption of the Nigeria
Police Force.
“One of the first things he did was to set up
the IGP’s Monitoring Teams. First of all the
decision by the Police Management Team
was to take out roadblocks across all our
highways. It was not just to dismantle it, he
set up the IGP Monitoring Team to ensure
that these directives are enforced.”
“If you go across most of our highways now
roadblocks have been reduced to the
barest minimum, and anybody mounting
roadblocks, does that at his risk.
“Presentations are also made where
Commissioners of Police are invited to look
at the situations across the country right
from the condition of suspects in Police
cells and they have a technical platform
that enable them to monitor the behaviour
and conduct of police officers on the road
as they handle suspects.
On the issue of welfare of police and
accommodation the IG met with the OC
Works across the country and they
concluded to have 6,000 affordable houses
for officers across the country.
“The IG said bail is free! Help lines have
been provided where you can supply
information. You can call to inform that
you went to this station and paid this
amount and I can assure you, action will be
taken. Bail is free, the monitoring teams
are going round to practically deal with
those avenues that can lead to corruption.
“The Nigeria Police has the capacity to
investigate any corrupt case under the
laws, either the Crminal Code law or the
Penal Code law. The Police has the
competence and the capacity to investigate
corrupt cases.
“The Police management under Solomon
Arase is doing everything possible to
eliminate corruption and has taken
practical steps leading to that.
“Once corruption cases are given to the
police, the cases must be investigated. The
Police is the least corrupt officers in every
organisation because it has an in house
way of dealing with the issue of
organisation, trying officers, arresting
officers who engage in corrupt practices.
“I think you can hardly find institutions that
is like Police taking practical steps to deal
with corruption, all I want to say by way of
challenge is have confidence in the Police.”
In his own address, a Senior Advocate of
Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Paul Erokoro said that the
fight against corruption in the country will
not produce any good results with corrupt
leaders on the saddle.
Erokoro declared that it should be made
compulsory for every public officer in the
country to declare his or her assets publicly
as a way tackle corruption
Delivering a paper on ‘ A New Dawn in
Nigeria: Practical steps to eliminate
corruption’, Mr. Erokoro noted that
everybody in the country had been part of
of the corruption problem in the past and
had remained part of the problem at the
present time, stressing that hardly any
public officer live with his salary.
He said that corruption in the country is
pervasive and that a practical step to show
that the country is serious to fight
corruption is by the President to declare
his assets publicly, then ensures that his
Ministers follow suite as well as all public
officers.
“We should lead by example and it involves
people insisting that the President should
declare his assets in public
He said that all high level officials ranging
from, President, Ministers, Legislators, CBN
Governors, Police and Customs Officers,
Military Officers should declare their assets
publicly and should also sign a statement
granting permission to banks,moth local
and foreign, real estate and investment
houses to disclose any personal assets they
hold.
He further suggested that there should be
scrutiny of people’s income and
withholding of aid by international donors
if the country really is interested in fighting
corruption.
He said that many attempts made to
eliminate corruption in the country had
been symbolic and half hazard as those in
charge of waging corruption war were not
committed.
He maintained that if the head of any
organisation is clean, it will be difficult for
those under him to be dirty and that the
President should insist that every minister
declares his assets publicly as well as
outlaw opening of foreign accounts.
Source:vanguard news

Hmmmm......oga IGP u make mistake ooo, how we go take define corruption without the phrase ' Nigeria police'

IGP, I agree with you, that you said it under amnesia!

okay, we don't hear

hehe!

Who go gree say im nyash d smell?

Is Basketmouth the new IGP?

for corruption that directly affects a Nigerian,our police first comes to mind.

Said by the Policeman himself.
Does this means he don't need to fight corruption in them?