Joy Anyim
Following a viral video recording of policemen on inter-state lockdown enforcement extorting motorists and non-essential service providers, at the Oyingbo area of Lagos, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered an investigation into the ‘unprofessional conduct’.
According to a statement by the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, in Lagos State, the Assistant Inspector of Police, AIG Ahmed Iliyasu, had been ordered to investigate and ensure erring officers are punished.
A statement signed by the zone 2 spokesperson, Hauwa Idris-Adamu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), indicated that various police monitoring teams had also been deployed to supervise the activities of policemen on enforcement duties.
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According to the statement, “The viral video of some security agents including Police Officers on inter-state lockdown enforcement duty at Oyingbo Bus stop and environs, has caught the attention of the Nigeria Police management, hence the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed A. Adamu, frowns at it and has condemned the unethical and unpatriotic acts.
“The Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge Zone 2 Command, AIG Ahmed Iliyasu, in the same vein, expresses his irk over the unprofessional and unpatriotic conducts of the officers. He also described the acts as ‘ridiculous’ and not in line with modern system of policing; while he ordered the Commissioners of Police in charge of Lagos and Ogun states to investigate and ensure erring officers are apprehended and disciplinary actions be taken against them.
“He enjoined patriotic Nigerians and members of the public to abide strictly with the presidential lockdown directives.
“AIG Iliyasu has set out special anti crime strategies made up of monitoring team, X Squad and Task Force, to curb these menace and also urge all police officers to imbibe respect for the rule of law and human rights, which is in line with best global practices, and eschew all forms of corruption and corrupt practices; as no defaulter will go unpunished.”