The Inspector General of Police,
Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate mobilisation of all police
operational assets and resources to bring an end to the wanton violence,
killings, looting and destruction of public and private property in the
country.
He gave the order to all
Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), Commissioners of Police (CPs),
Heads of Police Operational Units, Squadron and Base Commanders in charge of
Zonal/State/FCT Commands, the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit and
the Special Protection Unit.
The Force Public Relations
Officer, Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, the
nation’s capital.
Adamu ordered the senior police
officers to reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as
protesters in some parts of the country.
He specifically ordered the
Commissioners of Police and heads of police formations in the various states to
mobilise their men and work in sync with the Command CPs in the areas where
they were domiciled, to dominate the public space, and ensure peace and safety
in the affected areas.
“The IGP, while noting that
enough is enough to all acts of lawlessness, disruption of public peace and
order, and wanton violence which have resulted to indiscriminate looting of
shops, malls and warehouses, damage to property and loss of lives in some parts
of the country, further directs the police strategic managers to personally
lead and coordinate the operation and use all legitimate means, to halt a
further slide into lawlessness and brigandage,” the statement said.
The police chief called on
law-abiding citizens not to panic but rather join forces with the police and
other members of the law enforcement community to protect their communities
from the criminal elements.
He also sought the understanding
and cooperation of the citizens, giving an assurance that the action was geared
towards ensuring public order and safety, as well as public security in various
communities.
The IGP, however, warned troublemakers not to test the collective will of the nation by coming out to cause any further breakdown of law and order.
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Stupidity..... all the killings, banditry, insurgency, kidnappings, and many sorts of evil and criminal activities taking place across the whole country for years, nothing reasonable was done, its now that hungry Nigerians are taking what originally belongs to them that u will unleash terror on them? go to katsina, go to southern Kaduna, go to sambisa if enough is really enough.
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