The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris on Wednesday, warned Police Officers against ‘aiding’ political actors in 2019.
- The police chief urged police personnel to be professional and steadfast.
- He made the call during the last meeting of the year with commissioners of police and other senior officers in Abuja.
- He said the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) would now focus on violent crimes.
On the 2019 election, he said: “Officers should be aware that from next year, we are entering a critical phase in the political space of this country and this critical phase include most of the election that would be conducted.
“Officers should be steadfast and obviously do their best to ensure that wherever you find yourselves, that you do your utmost best to ensure that the political situation be handled maturely and orderly.
“We have to avoid temptations wherever we find ourselves. Try to avoid temptation from political actors and other people that may try to tempt you at the cost of having a smooth election.
“We need to be professional, especially in the coming years when the election would be conducted.
What we think: We should always commend when orders like this are given out. However, we all know that many times in Nigeria, the action most times goes against the laid down rule.
Questions are always raised about the conduct of some security personnel during elections and, just like Abayomi Shogunle is doing with SARS, the Police Force will deny the facts.
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