The
Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has given himself a pass mark,
saying he has done well as Nigeria’s police chief.
Mr. Idris, who delivered a keynote address on
Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the 9th General Assembly of the
National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, said his “successes” in the
police was because of a code of conduct for police officers, which he said he
successfully “institutionalised”.
The code is otherwise called ‘Our Creed’, Mr.
Idris said.
“This code of conduct for police officers has
succeeded in eliminating all forms of illegal and unlawful conducts that are
not in conformity with the principles of democratic policing, such as unlawful
arrest, prolonged detentions, torture, commercialisation of bail process,
incivility to members of the public, extra-judicial killings and
victimisation,” Mr. Idris told the traditional rulers, which included the
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar.
He said such conducts had in the past
contributed to the negative perception of the police.
He appealed to the traditional rulers to help
sensitise Nigerians that they do not have to pay money to secure their release
on bail at any police station.
“Encourage your subjects to report any police
officer who demands money for bail to the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit
(PCRRU) which is domiciled in my office through the online media and phone
calls,” the IGP said.
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