IGP Solomon Arase
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has revealed that there are plans to introduce the use of stun guns for officers, who are on assignment in within the city.
The IGP, who made the revelation at the commissioners’ of police conference held yesterday in Abuja, said with the use of stun guns, cases of accidental discharge and deaths would be reduced. He said persons, who resist arrest and behave violently can be shot at without grievious bodily harm.
The IGP explained that in order to improve the conduct of police officers in this new year, monitoring teams have been put in place to watch over and report errant officers for the required punishment to be meted.
The conference, the IGP noted was meant to help the police evaluate the national patterns of crime with a view to fashioning pathways that will guide policy activities in 2016 by drawing on lessons from the previous year that can enhance the operational capabilities in the 2016 policing year.
Issues that dominated discussions at the meeting included the rate of kidnappings nationwide, deployment of personnel in areas liberated from insurgents the northeast, cattle rustling, armed robbery and other highly organised crimes.
The IGP, however, reiterated police commitment towards adapting to the changing situations across the country.
“As strategic police managers, the task of assuring the safety of citizens of this great nation is not only sacred, it is one that we must consistently dedicate ourselves to in the passionate and optimal manner.
“In the increasingly complex global space, where policing is now driven by citizens’ consent, intelligence and technology, we can no longer afford to stay dormant.’’

http://telltimes..com/2016/02/accidental-discharge-igp-to-introduce.html

It will be a welcome development, and hope it reduces the number of unwarranted deaths of innocent citizens at the hands of trigger happy policemen.

Dem wan electrocute people to their death .
It may end up been accidental electricution

While this has its advantages, the cities of the country are bound to problematic and where there are violent persons, it'll take more than a stun gun or unusual machoism to stop them.

This is not a welcome development if there is no proper training. Otherwise this set of police go dey stun people anyhow since they know its not as deadly as live bullets.

That stun gun they pain oh...let them go back to Baton and Cuffs joor

All they need is proper training on human rights and civilty. Cause dem fit come dey shock person anyhow now

Now this is it

IG might have meant well with this idea.

But

OC ROGER who stands on the highway won't mind stunning every motorist that refuses to drop ROGER

Just watch and see.

This is a very good and impressive development.


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Ok... Na now dem go turn Rambo...

This Solomon of an IGP is working ooooo. He gave us free tinted permit, he gave us Complaint Response Unit, CRU, etc and now this.

But all these Korofos (OC ROGER) mounting illegal road blocks should not be allowed to use it. They should use baton and cuffs.


Kudos to Solo nwa mama.

dat does not stop dem from taking bribe on d road.

Very welcome development

With which electricity them wan take charge the gun ?

Lets face it, there’s no better all-around self defense weapon than a gun,i just hope the police officers wont mistake their hand pistol gun for the stun gun.

[size=20pt] God saved my life on Tuesday when the police man attached to my office accidentally discharged a bullet 10m away from me.
I asked him afterward what happened and he swore it was an accident and he can't really explain [/size]

Talkin rubbish, who's gonna give them that?.

This man must be in the good books of the President. Though he is a fine policeman and apolitical

Its a welcome idea. When i look at police IG, i see someone who's desire is to refashion, redesign and repackage police force but police is not willing to follow suit. Hope the gullibles will not siphon the resources to be provided when this project is executed

hmmmmmm! Naija never ripe for such oo! policemen should get ready to be beaten black and blue when they come arrest pple.

They want to introduce 1st world policing into a 3rd world country . Who told them stun guns work on everybody? Right now they cant stop armed ribbers with their guns shey na stun gun dem go use stop armed robbers?

A classic case of misplaced priorities.

Good morning Nigeria Police Force.

Praaaiiiiiseeeeee GOD.

Ah. Enough of the stray bullets and drunk trigger-loving touts in police uniforms.

Lawal ooo

Long overdue. . .and I hope they replace the AK47 guns with pistols as well... So that in case there's a situation that warrants shooting, it would be termed intentional. A policeman in the US cannot reach for his pistol from his belt and point it towards a citizen and then claim the shooting was accidental. But with AK 47 that has to be carried in the hands, accidental discharge is always their excuse for murder.

And when the shits suddenly gets serious, let's see who stun gun will kill...it's all abt discipline and control for our forces

allisonluvsu:
dat does not stop dem from taking bribe on d road.

If any take bribe from you, report him to CRU.

Arase is a professional police officer!

Our policemen also need urgent "reforms" and "re-orientation"!

Good

sdindan:
hmmmmmm!
Naija never ripe for such oo!
policemen should get ready to be beaten
black and blue when they come arrest pple.

And you think they should continue with the use of live bullets and the killing of people, huh?

May you never be a victim of these accidental discharges.

Nice one..