The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has warned that the Nigerian Police force will no longer tolerate any act of assault or killing of officers by criminal-minded individuals.
The IGP gave the warning on Thursday in Enugu during his first official working visit to the headquarters of the Enugu State Police Command.
In his address, the IGP said that it is criminal and an offence against the government for any individual or group of individuals to assault or kill offices of the force, adding however, that officers are charged to respect the rights of the citizens.
“Anywhere a police officer is killed, there will be appropriate response from the police, moving forward, he said. “We are saying no to assault of our officers and killing of our men,”. We will not tolerate it again,”.
Meanwhile, the IGP has assured that the federal government will provide officers of the command with every necessary resources needed to stamp out criminality in the society.
He noted that in addition to providing adequate resources, the force remains committed to pursuing policing reforms and ensuring that officers maintain professionalism and ethical conduct in the discharge of their duties.
“We will ensure that we train and retrain you and also equip you with modern policing tools to discharge their duty to the highest standards,” he said.
The IGP assured officers that the federal government, under the current administration was passionate about their welfare and was working to improve it in recognition of their sacrifices of protecting lives and property of citizens.
Gideon Arinze
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