The Nigeria Police Force (NPF),
yesterday, apologised to Nigerians over the excesses of some police officers
that resulted in last year’s #EndSARS protests, stating that the police have
learnt their lessons and appropriate steps are being taken to ensure effective
policing in the country.
New Assistant Inspector General
of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 11, comprising Oyo and Osun states, Agunbiade
Oluyemi, stated this during his visit to Oyo State, where the new Commissioner
of Police (CP), Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko, received him.
Oluyemi, who met strategic
stakeholders in the state’s security architecture including religious,
traditional, and market leaders, as well as the Police Community Relation
Committee (PCRC), also held a private meeting with top police officers in the
state.
He maintained that some Special
Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives missed the point when they started
arresting suspected Internet fraudsters, undergraduates, and other youths with
laptops on the nation’s roads.
He also urged members of the
public to report policemen in mufti, saying the Force Headquarters had mandated
all officers who must carry out assignments on the road or highway to wear
their uniforms.
He also cautioned people against
tagging crime and criminal activities to some particular ethnic group, noting
that such acts could cause the ethnic crisis.
“We want all stakeholders to
appeal to members of the public that the police are now back stronger and we
are ready to work for the people. We will have a robust relationship with the
public and we want Nigerians to have confidence in us and give us useful
information.
“There is no way criminals will
overcome us. The crimes they commit affect all of us in one way or another. We
won’t allow criminals to have their way and we have rolled out new strategies
in tackling the criminals.
“The new Police Constabularies
that were just recruited will be complementing the Force in intelligence
gathering for effective service delivery and we have also marked out some
strategies that will make our job easier and more effective,” he stated.
Oluyemi explained that he came to
rekindle hope in the police officers and stakeholders on the need to partner
with each other, saying: “It is also to give them the mantra of the Inspector
General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, as to robust public relations and
address our men on the need for training and retraining to enhance the
capacity, capability, and competence of the police officers.
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