Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has
warned against repeated assault on police officers across the country.
Recently, videos showing police officers on duty having
squabbles with citizens have surfaced on the internet.
Speaking on the development, Baba warned that the police
force would no longer tolerate attacks on officers in the line of duty.
The inspector-general of police said the trend is illegal
and an affront on the rule of law.
“The IGP emphasized
that attacks on police officers, who are uniformed agents of the state, is both
illegal and an affront on the rule of law,” he said on Monday in a statement
issued by Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson.
“The IGP warned that attacks on police officers and men in
the line of duty would no longer be tolerated under whatever guise, as the
force holds the lives of its personnel sacrosanct.
“Consequently, the IGP has directed all police commands and
formations to ensure that individuals who engage in assault on police officers,
irrespective of preceding factors, are made to face the full wrath of the law
via swift prosecution in courts of competent jurisdiction.
“The
inspector-general of police while reiterating the commitment of the force to
ensuring protection of lives and property, stressed the importance of according
respect to the fundamental rights of police officers and other security
operatives, in order to enable them advance their sacred mandate of serving and
protecting the citizens better and maintenance of law and order.”
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