The Nigerian inspector general of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has commanded all police officers in the country must declare their assets.

This, according to him, is necessary in order to rid the Nigerian Police Force of corruption. “Every police officer must declare their assets,” he said at Force Headquarters in Abuja during a courtesy call on him by members of Nigerians Unite Against Terror, a civil rights organisation on Friday, August 5, 2016.

The IGP warned police officers against violating their code of conduct, stressing that his administration would not spare them.

“We are going to be very tough on our police officers who go outside our code of conduct. When I took over and told people that I am declaring my assets, it looked surprising, people took it as if I was doing something magical but that is what the law says. You cannot work without declaring your assets,” Idris said.

“You must declare your assets and as policemen we are the ones checking the vices, so we cannot be part of those that are increasing the vices in the society and I still stand by my word.

“I have declared my assets even before and after I became IG of police because it is a constitutional requirement. I believe every police officer should do that.

“What kills most Nigerians is lack of contentment; you will see somebody amassing wealth that he and even his grandchildren do not need throughout their life time. I don’t know what drives people like that. For me, I believe that with contentment, you will have peace of mind.”

Idris promised to set up a special committee comprising the police and members of the civil society organisations to develop a strategy on how to improve the image of the police.

He said, “We need to sit down and set up a panel; we are going to start a committee to interface on how to utilise our human resource because it is very important.

“It is good people hear from the CSOs who are not policemen. People should hear from you on how the public now see the police.

“People should give us the opportunity to prove ourselves; they will take it more serious from you.”

Idris called on the public to stop denigrating the police whose duty is to protect lives and properties.

He said when he assumed duty as IGP, he promised to be guided by two major principles and police core values, in line with international best practices and democratic policing.

“The principles are that the police should be humane, that we should respect other people; and we should not look at people’s faces before we can apply the law. The law covers everybody, whether you are rich or poor,” he added.

Source: http://www.jtownconnect.com/2016/08/inspector-general-of-police-has-ordered.html

Hope not same with the policemen under the sun.
How does declaring assets stop the hungry police on the streets from extorting motorists.
By the way the directive doesnt really make sense,there are other ways to sanitize the police force.

Very soon VCs will be asking all the lecturers to declare their assets

Is it in the laws setting up the Nigeria Police Force that every Tom, Dick and Harry of its officers must declare their assets? If yes, it's okay otherwise he should approach the National Assembly for enabling laws.

My main concern is what institution/platform is keeping the information and updating them from time to time?

Oga, I hope this is not part of the Nairalandian Initial Gragra (IG).

Lobatan

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha





I laugh in swahili






Mr IGP wake up from your slumber its dawn

I'm lost here..so you mean all the officers wey dey collect #50 for road go declare asset?




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Do they even have assets to declare

Is like dis man dnt really knw what he want..... wetin consign police with asset deceleration

wahala...............

Initial Gra Gra!
No be today joor, it have tayed!
IGP Acting, this is easier said than done!

Nigerians and misplaced priority


What does 80% of them have to declare ??

Huuuuurrrrrr!!!!



All dis i wanna impress oga attitude wouldn't last more dan 3month....

Lolx, yeye yeye.
Soon it would be all beggers must declare their assets

Impossible..



All Police officers that ever headed divisions in the South South (MOPOL COMMANDERS especially) can never agree to this witch hunting..



Declare wetin? Na beer?


Police and corruption be like Okro and Ogbono.. The two na draw soup..

Police assets.
Would these include the corporals, lance corporals, sergeants, etc whose salaries are barely enough to feed from?
We're truly in the end times.

Lol Customs boss said the same thing

wat

It's not asset declarations we want, they should stop harassing commercial drivers for money.

nice one! at least it will make a little impact on transparency and insight a little fear into some of them

Hilarious.

Declare assets plus or minus 20 naira egunje

Waoh, I hope things change, money their entire generation can't spend, o gaa

Mr IG you very stupid

Nigerian Police!! 4get it...prove urselfs professionaly b4 we take you seriously..
Bail is free!!(so not)
Police is you friend(with friends like npf,who needs enemies)

very funny, what of those that don't have assets to declare?

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npf and misplaced-priorities are like aneke twins.so confused leader and 'sect' of people.