Who’s up for some mid-day jokes!
Let’s start with the IG of Police, Solomon Arase, who over the weekend while speaking at a symposium organised by the National Association of Seadogs, declared that the Nigerian Police, has the least corrupt officers of all the institutions in the country.
Hian!
The IG said
He is allergic to corruption and since then he has taken practical steps to deal with the issue of corruption, both the history of corruption and perception of corruption of the Nigeria Police Force. One of the first things he did was to set up the IGP’s Monitoring Teams. First of all the decision by the Police Management Team was to take out roadblocks across all our highways. It was not just to dismantle it, he set up the IGP Monitoring Team to ensure that these directives are enforced.
If you go across most of our highways now roadblocks have been reduced to the barest minimum, and anybody mounting roadblocks, does that at his risk. Presentations are also made where Commissioners of Police are invited to look at the situations across the country right from the condition of suspects in Police cells and they have a technical platform that enable them to monitor the behaviour and conduct of police officers on the road as they handle suspects.
Bail is free! Help lines have been provided where you can supply information. You can call to inform that you went to this station and paid this amount and I can assure you, action will be taken. Bail is free, the monitoring teams are going round to practically deal with those avenues that can lead to corruption. The Nigeria Police has the capacity to investigate any corrupt case under the laws, either the Criminal Code law or the Penal Code law. The Police has the competence and the capacity to investigate corrupt cases.
He concluded saying
I think you can hardly find institutions that is like Police taking practical steps to deal with corruption, all I want to say by way of challenge is have confidence in the Police.
Well, from personal experiences it is extremely hard to believe what the IG has said is true and #NigerianTwitter agrees with me.
IGP sir, the statement credited to U that Police is the least corrupt of all institutions is in itself corrupt. Pls tell me U didn’t say it
— Thank You God (@allyoyedokun) June 8, 2015
“@vanguardngrnews: Of all Nigeria institutions, Police has least corrupt officers -IGP” Put that in your diary and lock it up in the toilet.
— Thank You God (@allyoyedokun) June 8, 2015
@vanguardngrnews what figure of speech is that?
— Samuel Ekpeowoh Esq (@samreo26) June 8, 2015
@NigeriaNewsdesk Another clueless submission. Buhari should reshuffle cabinet plz! You have no idea what commuters go thru with ur boys
— Pirtim Andrew Bali (@Pirtim) June 8, 2015
@NigeriaNewsdesk Is it that this man doesnt know what his guys are capable of? I reported that my Car was stolen, they ask money to radio
— Ayodele Odumuyiwa (@odubayo822) June 8, 2015
Wat IG was trying 2 point out is dat police officers are prodigal son dat ve realise is wrongfully act nd decided 2 change 4 better.let tank him 4 encouraging them 2 change 4 good nd better.tank u our compitent IG