Inspector
general of police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, has expressed sadness over the
kidnapping of policemen in the country, describing it as “very embarrassing and
annoying”.
Amos
Aliyu, a divisional police officer (DPO), was abducted by unknown gunmen in
Munya local government area of Niger state, alongside his orderly.
Before
the Niger incident, Emmanuel Adeniyi, an assistant commissioner of police, was
kidnapped in Kaduna state, although he was later rescued.
Speaking
on Wednesday during a meeting with commissioners of police and other senior
officers in Abuja, Idris told the police officers that they would be held
responsible should anything happen to any policeman under them.
He
urged police officers to always protect themselves, saying: “You can only
protect others when you are protected because you are a target.
“There
should be more visibility policing. Policemen should be deployed in flashpoint
areas to take care of security because the presence of police in those areas
would help in the reduction of crime,” he said.
“We
must take the protection of our officers seriously. We have a problem; two days
ago, one of our DPOs was kidnapped. How can you be a DPO, you have all the
policemen under your command and then you start driving as if you don’t have
anybody.
“You
allow the useless kidnappers to pick you and your orderly, it is very
embarrassing. We had the same issue in Zamfara state where an ACP going on
leave travelled alone. It is embarrassing.
“The
information we are receiving is that our ACP’s vehicle was abandoned in a bush
and he has not been seen which obviously means that he has been kidnapped. How
can we be living with such situation? It is becoming an embarrassment. DPOs and
other personnel should be careful of their movement.
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