The Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, also read the Riot Act to area commanders and divisional
police officers in the command.
Owoseni said: “We’re fine tuning the
charges against the DPO; he would soon be arraigned in court. I want to assured
the family of the deceased that we’re not going to cover it up; we shall be
transparent. As soon we are done with the administrative process, he would be
arraigned. I’m tired of hearing of shootings and killings of innocent persons.
No one has the right to another man’s life. It is only God that has the right
to take life. I’m also tired of commiserating with families of those killed,
because some of you are doing what you are not supposed to do. Remember one day
that you are going to die and give account to your creator.”
Also speaking on a lecture tagged;
“Code of Conduct for law Enforcement Officers,” at Police Officers Wives
Association Secretariat, GRA Ikeja, Owoseni warned that era of police impunity was
gone.
He also warned that area commanders
and DPOs would be held liable for any accidental discharge or misconduct from
policemen under their watch.
His words: “Go back to your areas of
jurisdiction and warn your men against brutality, indiscriminate use of handcuffs
against pregnant women, aged and disabled people. The Special Anti- Robbery
Squad (SARS) should also take note, because I will not tolerate any act of
indiscipline. DPO, it is your responsibility to know those who are collecting
bribe under you. If you refuse to stop them, they will stop you from being a
DPO. It is embarrassing, seeing policemen collecting bribes and chasing yahoo yahoo boys in other to collect
money from them.”
He further said: “I will not cover
or protect any erring DPO. I’ll expose your misconducts; just leave Lagos
before I get to your station after committing the crime. I cannot share out of
your misconduct. I will not hesitate to give pictures of erring DPOs and their
details to journalists. Some of you are intimidating and collecting bribe from
people; it’s a curse to build a house with such money. Such a building will one
day collapse on such the person’s head. Some of your officers are also in the
habit of taking people to bank to collect money. If you train your children
with such money, they’ll not be useful to you. If those, who are in the force
before us bastardized the force; we will not have the opportunity to be
enlisted into the police.”
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