The acting Inspector General of Police in Nigeria, Solomon Arase, Friday in Enugu threatened to arrest Commissioners of Police, Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers who failed to enforce the ban on roadblocks.
Arase said a task force has been put in place specifically for that purpose.
Speaking shortly after he attended the graduation ceremony of Batch one, Tactical Intelligence and Command Management Course at the Police Intelligent School, Enugu, the IGP said he would not tolerate any excuses in that regard.
He also warned police officers against corruption, noting that he has zero tolerance for corruption, adding that he would not like people to be kept in detention unnecessarily.
Speaking shortly after he attended the graduation ceremony of Batch one, Tactical Intelligence and Command Management Course at the Police Intelligent School, Enugu, the IGP said he would not tolerate any excuses in that regard.
He also warned police officers against corruption, noting that he has zero tolerance for corruption, adding that he would not like people to be kept in detention unnecessarily.
“I
don’t like keeping people in detention unnecessarily. Before you arrest
somebody, you should have gathered sufficient evidence, so it should not
take you more than 48 hours to decide on what next to do.
“The
idea of arresting people before you go and start gathering evidence will no
longer be tolerated,” he stated
The
Acting Inspector General of Police restated that the ban on road-block was
still in force, noting that in the place of road-block, which he said damages
the image of the force, highway patrol team should be made efficient to instill
confidence on road users.
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