The Assistant Inspector General in
charge of Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos State, Mr Bala Hassan yesterday warned policemen
to stop killing Nigerians whom they were supposed to protect.
Hassan spoke yesterday, during a
courtesy visit to the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja.
Hassan said: “Any policeman found
wanting will be duly persecuted! Don’t forget Corporal Musiliu Aremu who shot
an innocent woman without provocation. He killed and injured the husband. He
was immediately sentenced and dismissed within 24 hours from the force. Extrajudicial
killing is prohibited in the force. Policemen are meant to protect citizens,
not kill them! Any policeman found wanting will not be spared!”
He further said that policemen
should beware that the Human Right Commission was watching the police. Hassan
said that any policeman, who was planning to get involved in extrajudicial
killings, should stop immediately.
“The Inspector General of Police
cannot afford to lose any lives to extra judicial killing any longer,” warned
the AIG.
He also warned policemen who are
investigating cases to be sincere with the exhibit they seized whenever they were
carrying out investigations. He further policemen to endeavour they involve senior
police officers in their investigations.
His words: “Some policemen are fond
of being very tricky with items they seized during operation or investigations.
For example, if they seize five cars, they would declared only four and then
auction the rest. Henceforth, this action must stop as the legal department of
the Nigeria Police will not defend such a policeman whenever it backfires!”
The policemen were urged to protect
the image of the police at all times, bearing in mind that if they were dedicated
to their jobs, the reward would be enormous.
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