Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has raised concerns over the alleged cases of extortion and high-handedness being perpetrated by certain members of the force.
However, the Police Boss has reassured Nigerians of his leadership’s zero tolerance to corrupt practices amongst officers.
The IGP made this known while addressing Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, Commissioners of Police, and heads of various formations at the IGP’s Conference with Senior Police Officers held at the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan International Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja recently.
In his speech, the IGP charged the senior officers on proper supervision of the activities of officers at their various levels and ensure the highest standard of professional conduct is maintained in the course of carrying out their lawful duties.
He ordered the IGP X-Squad, Monitoring Unit, Complaint Response Unit (CRU) and other disciplinary Units to carry out routine checks on the activities of officers across the country as part of efforts to curb misconduct and corruption tendencies amongst officers, and ensure strict punishment is meted on erring officers, and vowed that a supervisory officers found wanting in this regard will not be spared of vicarious liability.
He issued a stern warning to officers regarding the unethical practice of name dropping the IGP and other senior officers to extort money from unsuspecting members of the public.
The IGP emphasized that any officer found guilty of leveraging his name for fraudulent activities or extortion will face severe disciplinary measures, reaffirming that the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, unprofessional behavior, and misconduct.
IGP Egbetokun implored the public to exercise caution and report any attempts to exploit his name for fraudulent activities or extortion in investigation of cases, highlighting the crucial role citizens play in collaborative policing of the society and its police.
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