The Inspector General of Police,
Ibrahim Idris, has claimed he has done excellently well as Nigeria’s police
chief.
Idris, who delivered a keynote
address on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the 9th General
Assembly of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, said his
“successes” in the police was because of a code of conduct for police officers,
which he said he successfully “institutionalised”.
“This code of conduct for police
officers has succeeded in eliminating all forms of illegal and unlawful
conducts that are not in conformity with the principles of democratic policing,
such as unlawful arrest, prolonged detentions, torture, commercialisation of
bail process, incivility to members of the public, extra-judicial killings and
victimisation,” Idris said.
He said such conducts had in the
past contributed to the negative perception of the police.
He appealed to the traditional
rulers to help sensitise Nigerians that they do not have to pay money to secure
their release on bail at any police station.
“Encourage your subjects to
report any police officer who demands money for bail to the Public Complaint
Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU) which is domiciled in my office through the online
media and phone calls,” the IGP said.
The IGP acknowledged the recent
nationwide campaign for the abrogation of the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery
Squad, SARS for its impunity.
“There may have been misconducts
among some of the officers but that will not be enough to dismantle the unit to
the detriment of public interest.
“To make the FSARs more
responsive, effective and of high ethical standards, I have reorganised and
repositioned the Unit which is now under the direct supervision of a
Commissioner of Police in the Office of the DIG Operations, Force Headquarters
Abuja.
“The Unit is now to concentrate
only on heinous crimes such as armed robbery and kidnapping. They are not to be
involved in land cases and other minor offences. The Commissioners of Police in
the states are also to have a close supervision on the activities of FSARS in
their states.
“The traditional rulers have the
role and responsibilities to observe the activities of FSARS and you can attest
that they have been a tremendous improvement in their conducts and actions,”
the IGP said.
“If children and youth in our
communities are aware early in life, that crime is evil and does not pay, it
will reduce criminal tendencies in them,” he added.
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