Inspector General of Police, Adamu, has forewarned men of the Nigeria Police Force at present conveyed for the implementation of the lockdown and social limitation orders, to guarantee that they don’t stomp all over the privileges of Nigerians upon under any guise.
The police boss gave the admonition in an announcement discharged by the representative of the Nigeria Police Force, Frank Mba.
Adamu in the announcement focused on that people on basic obligations that have been appropriately absolved from the limitation orders, ought to be agreed due kindnesses and liberated access back and forth their places of obligation.
The IGP notes that the global community is now in extra-ordinary
times, with the lockdown taking its tolls on every component of our
national life. Therefore, all police officers deployed for the
enforcement of these restriction orders must be professional, humane and
tactful and must show utmost respect to the citizenry. To this end, the
IGP has directed Command Commissioners of Police to immediately
commence conduct monitoring of Police Officers deployed on enforcement
duties in their areas of responsibilities.The IGP has equally charged Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of
Police (AIGs) across the nation to ensure adequate supervision of
personnel under their watch, as well as due compliance with the Standard
Operating Procedure guiding this special task. The AIGs and CPs are
also to ensure robust anti-crime patrols and surveillance around
vulnerable targets such as medical facilities, shops and markets,
residential areas, financial institutions and Automated Teller Machines
(ATM) points, amongst others so that criminals do not take undue
advantage of the current COVID-19 challenge to perpetrate crimes against
the citizenry” the statement read in part