NOT fewer than 1,260 policemen from the six South West states of the country recently transferred to Northern states, especially the North East, where Boko Haram insurgency was rampant, have complained bitterly against what they termed ‘lopsided transfer that attracts no incentives.

According to a signal by AIG Abdul Bude from Force Headquarters, Abuja, dated December 24, 2016 with reference No CB 4770/FS/FHQ/ABJ/Vol. 5/232, the affected policemen have been mandated to assemble in Kaduna on January 4, 2017.


Though, they said as security agents, their primary duty is to protect lives and property, they are not comfortable with the way the transfer which dates back to 1997 is being handled.

An impeccable source told Vanguard that the transfer carried out in 1997, 2003 and 2015 had recorded heavy casualties among the policemen from the South West due to inadequate facilities.

They are principally unhappy because they are allegedly not treated equally with their Northern counterparts.

One of the affected policemen who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of victimisation said their northern colleagues who are equally transferred at the same time are treated as sacred cows because despite disobeying the police authorities, by shunning the transfer, still get to collect their salaries.

According to one of them: ‘’Lives of several policemen from the South West that were transferred in the past had been wasted by the insurgents.’’

Other grievances of the aggrieved policemen include non-provision of vehicles to convey them to their new stations; non-provision of accommodation and other welfare packages, language barrier and non-familiarity with the northern terrain.

He said; “Since they started the transfer, lives of several policemen of South West extraction have been wasted because when they transfer them, the authority would not provide necessary facilities such as money, accommodation which make them prone to attacks by the insurgents.

“We are not happy at all. This transfer was earlier stopped by the National Assembly and a powerful politician from the South West in 2015. It is the same policemen that are being transferred now. We knew this because their transfer letters bore their former ranks under the former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase.”

With the transfer, he said the police authorities ran foul of an earlier document which states that no policeman should be transferred outside his zone of origin.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/1260-policemen-s-west-protest-transfer-northern-states/

It is not everything about this administration that is bad.
If you are working for FG, I think you should Ne ready to be posted anywhere in Nigeria, most especially when you are an armed personnel.

Yorubas love one Nigeria so they shouldn't shy from being transferred to NE

Yorubas are now endangered species in this One Nigeria

Police are law enforcement officers, not security officers. We get every shyyte wrong in this country. Awon were.

they shouldn't complain joor... But imagine some northerners not going to where they were posted and still get paid . This country is certainly for some special people.

I thought they pledged to nigeria as their country to serve with honour and glory. To defend and serve with integrity ? So why dont they want thier labour (of heroes past) not be in vain. Well i think they keyed into bola ige's son's words: NIGERIA IS NOT WORTH DYING FOR.

Lie lie...they must obey the transfer order and carry out their function as required in the oath of service of the Federal Republic of One Nigeria they profess to love so much. Afonjas only like to receive benefits of One Nigeria but reluctant to sacrifice for her. You can't eat your cake and have it! Minister of Interior, Gen. Dambazau, do the needful...drag them out to the north by force.If you need help...call on us in SE and SS. Daihiska kawai!

Police to north is ............

From the confort of Lagos and becoming billonaires from niger delta oil. The south- west shouts One nigeria. But when it comes to going to the north to die for one nigeria they whin. One nigeria indeed!

Hehehehh, what happened to the new found love between awon omo odua and their alimi masters?
Community policing is the way, let the Hausas stay back and police their lawless region.
In 2face's voice :" nobody wan pai but we wan go heaven"

Not a fair judgment. They should be equality, fairness and justice when it comes to things like this. Whereby Federal Character is been looked into b4 such transfers are made.

I sympathize wiv the SW lives lost against the insurgents.

But come to think of it, the FG claimed to av won and ended the war against the insurgents. Or are they lying; guess the policemen know better hence their refusal to go there.

Finally; most of these men wanted CHANGE; so right now am speechless.

Please we are safe in southwest, go to North... The Lord is your strength.

A police man is a federal asset that can and must be deployed where needed.

Most of the affected men are not even from the SouthWest, but have become too accustomed to the easy life in the SouthWest where confrontation with armed criminals is not too rampant.

Now they have been deployed to where they are the prey, the victim. Unlike the SouthWest where police is the tyrant.

Off you go on your patriotic duty.

if there are people that are not suppose to be in force, sorry is the Yorubas. police is corrupt today is them. they can't do without bribery. they love to be posted where money is free for all.

The is good, they should go up north and continue collecting their 20naira there

That's Why You are Security Agents.

Why protest? Did they join the south west police or the Nigerian police? The north is part of the Nigeria they swore to serve, besides it is not by force they can resign voluntarily

Wisdom is profitable to direct

Then they should resign!

These Afonjas can fear for Africa.. NPF should keep watch over them in case they contemplate going the Awolowo way.. Otapiapia things

Fear fear afonjas.lol
Upon say wahala don de end for North east.
Una no want 1 Nigeria again?

Afonjas too fear

So them no believe say the idiots have finished off boko haram

They should just resign already. Se dem no wan work.

That's not fair

True federalism

State police will solve this problem