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Any policeman checking vehicle particulars is on illegal duty – AIG

ON October 19, 2016 2:22 PM / IN News /
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Ibadan – Mr Dan Bature, an Assistant Inspector- General (AIG) of Police in Charge of Zone 11 comprising Oyo, Osun and Ondo states, says any policeman checking vehicle particulars on the highways is on illegal duty.

Bature said this on Wednesday in Ibadan during a two-day familiarisation visit to Oyo State. He said that the duty of the police was not to check vehicle particulars but to ensure safer roads.

Bature warned policemen against blocking high ways, saying police patrol vehicles were not supposed to be
toll gates.

He said the Inspector General of Police (IGP) was committed to changing the negative image of the police and supporting the anticorruption war of the
Federal Government.

Bature advised officers unable to key into the laudable initiatives of the IGP to resign from the force. He said that a lot was expected by the public from the police, adding that this informed the monitoring of officers.

“The Inspector General of Police is determined to
improve on your welfare and pursue the increment of your salary.

“But this can only be achieved when the people have
good perception about the police, “Bature said.

Earlier, Sam Adegbuyi, the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, said that the officers were dedicated and
patriotic.

Adegbuyi said that in view of the population of Oyo
State, the command needed to create three more Area Commands in addition to the existing four commands.

He commended the AIG, Oyo government and the
Police Community Relation Committee for the
successes recorded so far in the fight against crime.

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