Bolanle Olabimtan


Usman Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), says officers are peacemakers and, as such, they should desist from conduct that may disrupt the peace in communities.

Earlier in the month, there were posts on social media platforms claiming that officers plan to commence a two-week strike from March 26 over “poor working conditions”.

However, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, acting force spokesman, in a statement on March 14, urged the public to dismiss the reports.

Speaking to officers of the zone 2 command comprising Lagos and Ogun states, the IGP, represented by Johnson Kokumo, deputy inspector-general of police in charge of the south-west zone, asked officers to shelve the idea of a strike.

He said police officers are peacemakers whom the Bible has given automatic tickets to heaven.

“I bring good tidings from the inspector-general of police who has advised us to eschew all forms of unethical practices and that there should be total conformity to the rules of our engagement,” he said.

“We should be professional in all our dealings as we have rules and regulations guarding us. Let me remind you that strike is prohibited in the force and its consequences are high.

“You should remember the slogan that the police is your friend. So, if you engage in the abuse of the public whose taxes are used to pay your salaries, you should know that they are watching our backs. If we do good, the public will commend you. If we do bad, the public will also condemn us.

“You should know that the Bible has given us automatic tickets to heaven because it is said that the blessed are the peacemakers as they will see the kingdom of God. We are peacemakers and God recognises us as peacemakers.

“You should not disappoint the people we are assigned to protect. In that case, you should not go on strike and I believe you know the consequences of going on strike.”

He assured the officers that the force is working on implementing the salary increase recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“Our salary and emoluments and the actualisation is undergoing processes. So, it is not automatic. It has to go through ministerial process,” he said.

“The president has given the order and no one can counter the order. The government has also given us tax relief, so our salaries are not taxed.”

https://www.thecable.ng/extra-you-are-peacemakers-with-automatic-tickets-to-heaven-igp-tells-officers/amp

Lalasticlala

Which Dustbin Buhari the go carry this him IGPs from Abeg.

They are peacemakers with automatic tickets to heaven, okay.

But are their family members who are "not peacemakers" also entitled to this automatic tickets?

Or the automatic ticket is enough for the officers to feed, cloth and house their families? Will that also pay their children school fees?

Oga IG, dis your yarn dey smell.

Wayo to take deceive them make they no protest.

All this our leaders go just de quote holy book out of context to deceive the gullible ones.

If they like make them no go strike for better welfare e concern them.

Olorun!!
Born theifs

you mean say Aba kyari dey heaven

It seems the police force are assuming that they can bribe their way to heaven or arrest the angles to clear road

“You should know that the Bible has given us automatic tickets to heaven hell because it is said that the blessed are the peacemakers as they will see the kingdom of God. We are peacemakers and God recognises us as peacemakers”

*Fixed.

Nigerian police officers can never make heaven with the way they harass and intimidate the citizens... There's MASSIVE exploitation going on in the country, and this clown of IGP is saying trash..

You mean the ticket they already forfeited by collecting eguje, manhandling, kidnapping, robbing, killing innocent people on high ways and in the streets?

If the possibility of Heaven and Hell is sure there is surely the deepest place prepare for Nigeria police and soldiers.

If politicians still loot our limited treasury even with the excessive pay plus allowance they collect monthly and weekly, our officers will never change even if their minimum wage is set at 100k. Infact, there will be more money available for them to take enough alcohol and weeds, which will directly translate to more emotional and physical brutality on civilians.

Our officers are simply devils in black, not willing to change.

Cc lalasticlala