Mohammed Adamu, acting
inspector-general of police, says the police are in the process of acquiring
and deploying less lethal weaponry during operations.
Adamu made this known on
Thursday, in Osogbo, Osun state capital, at the inauguration of a zonal
security stakeholders’ forum, a community policing concept for the police zone
XI comprising Ondo, Osun and Oyo states.
NAN reports that the forum was
aimed at galvanising the people of the three states toward identifying and
partnering with the police to address peculiar security challenges.
The IGP, who was represented by
Taiwo Lakanu, deputy inspector general of police, said he had commenced the
process of addressing factors that engender conflict and distrust between the
citizens and the police, particularly issues bordering on misuse of firearms
and sundry abuses of police powers.
“Toward this end, we are in the
process of migrating from total dependence on lethal weaponry as first line of
police operations toward acquiring and deploying less lethal weaponry such as
taser or stun guns,” said the police IG.
“Under the new policy, personnel
on low-risk policing duties like routine patrols, arrest duties, and civil
disorder management will be armed with taser guns or stun guns as a strategic
approach toward reducing incidents of fatalities associated with misapplication
of lethal weapons by the police when faced with low level threats.’’
The IGP also directed that
policemen across the country work eight hours daily.
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