Inspector General of
Police, Ibrahim Idris has urged whistleblowers to report the misconduct
of policemen to the appropriate quarters.
Ibrahim Idris made the call
yesterday in Abuja at the inauguration of a partnership between the
police and Akin Fadeyi Foundation on anti-corruption initiative.
The police boss said
any officer found culpable would be dealt with, noting that public
scrutiny would make the personnel to be more accountable.He said:
“Nigerians should blow the whistle on police corruption through the
various platforms that we have set up on WhatsApp, Instagram, email and
GSM telephone numbers.
Represented by the
Deputy Inspector General in charge of Operations, Joshak Habila, he said
the various platforms are available for all to access.He disclosed that
a national conference would soon be convened to discuss the persistent
herdsmen and farmers’ clash in the country.
The Director of the
foundation said he was spurred to initiate the anti-corruption advocacy
to create an efficient police force that is public-friendly and
responsible in the eyes of the public.
Meanwhile, the whistle blowing
policy has led to the discovery of counterfeit and unregistered
products worth over N200 million in Ota, Ogun State.The Acting Director
General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and
Control (NAFDAC), Mrs. Yetunde Oni, disclosed this yesterday.
She said
whistleblowers led the agency to discover a building at Omotosho
Crescent, near tollgate where some fraudsters were producing herbal
bitters with fake NAFDAC registration numbers.
The NAFDAC boss said
one Innocent Merry Iloabuchi, owned the illegal factory, which was
producing in a dirty environment and below Good Manufacturing Practice
(GMP).
Also, a human rights group, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sponsor a bill to enact whistleblowing into law.
from The Guardian..