The Inspector-General of Police,
Solomon Arase, on Tuesday
appealed to the public not to
corrupt personnel of the police by
giving them bribe.
Mr. Arase made the appeal while
fielding questions from
journalists during a meeting with
senior officers on the issue of
whether or not, bail was free.
“We have a zero tolerance for
payment of money to free suspect.
I am appealing to members of the
public, not to corrupt my men; It
takes two to tango.
“If they ask you for bribe and you
refuse to give, and you have
avenues where your grievances
can be ventilated, I do not see any
reason why you should give them
bribe.
“The Commissioner of Police is
there; the Area Commander is
there; the DPO is there; and the
technical platform (to report
corrupt policemen) is there.
“We have opened ourselves to
public accountability. So, you
cannot now say the whole
problem should be blamed on the
police force’’, he said.
Earlier, the I-G had announced
that two suspected kingpins
responsible for the spate of the
kidnappings in Ekiti state, had
been arrested on Tuesday
morning.
He also said that cultists
operating in Edo State had been
dislodged, with the arrest and
transfer to Abuja, of 11 suspects
believed to be their leaders in the
state.
Mr. Arase, however, described
Kogi, Rivers and Benue as
problematic states in terms of
crime, and promised to deploy
personnel to those states in 48
hours to tackle the problem.
He directed Commissioners of
Police to report threats to security
in their respective states to the Force
Headquarters for intervention.
He threatened to sanction any commissioner
who allowed security situation to get out of
hand and caused embarrassment to the nation
before reporting it for intervention.
Mr. Arase said the meeting was called to
assess the success of special operations
embarked upon by the police in Edo and Ekiti
states in the last two weeks.
The I-G also said the police would map out
strategies to ensure hitch-free inauguration of
elected leaders at both the federal and state
levels.
(NAN)


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Solo dont talk nonsense here oo,if you know say u wan work make u work. Since over 3weeks wey you enter shay u don sanction any of your men for collecting bribe?..mtcheew

Police wey go threaten say if you no give am N50,he go gun you down. The Nigerian Police Force needs deliverance with proper education about policing.

Since police left the road,robbery has reduced appreciably.Their job is just to intimidate the public,especially the poor.Our community youths are more effective than the Nigerian police force.Take collection of bribe from the force,i bet you,their numbers will reduce.

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