Report policemen wearing mufti on duty, CP urges Lagos residents

 Juliana Francis

CP. Alabi

The Lagos State Commissioner, Abiodun Alabi, on Saturday, 26^th of March, has urged Nigerians living in Lagos State to report any policeman found wearing a to mufti while at duty post.

Alabi told his Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders, and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in Lagos State, to strictly ensure that their men do not carry out Police duties in mufti.

“The general public is hereby enjoined to report sightings of any officer found on duty in mufti to enable the Command take appropriate disciplinary actions,” he said. 

In a statement, the state’s command spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the warning was in compliance with the earlier directive of the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Alkali Baba Usman, that officers on patrol and ‘Stop-and-Search’ duties must appear in approved uniforms.

Alabi has consequently vowed to vicariously hold liable any supervisor or Head of Department under whose jurisdiction this directive is flouted.