The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has sworn to remove all elements capable of leading policemen into bribery and corruption which has been bringing the force to disrepute in recent times.
Speaking in Umuahia while addressing officers and men of the Abia state police command at the police headquarters, Arase said that the Nigerian police force should be one that Nigerians should be proud of.
Arase said that every policeman in the country ought to dress appropriately with a certain carriage while on duty in order to elicit respect and confidence among the public.
The IGP said that he is prepared to ease the sufferings of the junior officers through improved welfare packages such as promotions as and when due, scholarship awards to their children and ensuring that all their emoluments and allowances are given to them.
Arase said, “You are the ones who stand on the road to ensure security, stay late in the offices, tell me what don’t you do, there is every reason for you people to be catered for to discourage corruption and enthrone integrity in service.”
The IGP said that he is proud to be a policeman and advised his officers to cooperate effectively with their immediate environment in order to make their job easier.
Arase also advised the policemen to always analyze situations before taking actions to be able to identify and differentiate between criminal and civil matters and handle them accordingly.
In his response the Commissioner of Police [CP] in the state, Joshak Habila, appealed to the IGP for another area command in Abia North senatorial zone of the state to meet up with security challenges in the area.
Habila said that the command has recently encountered challenges in the agitations by MASSOB and IPOB but stated that they have handled them effectively without any problems.
He informed the IGP that the state government has made available a large expanse of land with certificate of occupancy for the construction of housing estate for policemen in the command.
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