- Policemen across the country have been warned by AIG Kayode Aderanti, to stop oppressing Nigerians
- While reminding the officers that they were being paid with taxpayers monies, Aderanti also urged them to shun corrupt practices
- An appeal was also made to the IGP, to facilitate the commencement of academic activities at the Police Secondary School in Nafada
Mr Kayode Aderanti, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 3, has warned Policemen against harassing and oppressing members of the public, NAN reports.
Aderanti, whose zone comprises Adamawa, Gombe and Taraba states, gave the advice on Wednesday, January 24, in Gombe, in an address to officers and men of the Gombe state Command of the Force.
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NAIJ.com gathers that he reminded the policemen that they were public servants paid with tax payers’ money, and declared that it was incumbent on them to protect such tax payers instead of oppressing them.
Aderanti, who was on a working visit to the north-eastern state, also warned the policemen against corrupt practices and stressed the need for patriotic, diligent and selfless service to the nation.
Earlier in his welcome address, the police commissioner in Gombe, Mr Olukolu Adesino, had appealed to the inspector-general of the Force to facilitate the commencement of academic activities at the newly established Police Secondary School, Nafada.
“The state government has donated a school to the police for that purpose, but the place needs to be renovated.
“I am appealing to you, to use your office, to facilitate the commencement of academic activities in the school,” he said.
He said that the command was in dire need of additional officers because those transferred had not been replaced.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that some youth in Edo state called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue them from alleged brutality and harassment from officers of Nigerian Police.
A Facebook user, Prince Aigbe Solomon, said many youth had left the state for Ghana or Kenya as the alleged police brutality had become unbearable.
He said that policemen always intimidate innocent youth under the guise of chasing ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ boys, adding that the government should find solution to the people’s plight before it gets out of hand.
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Source: Naija.ng
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Thursday, 25 January 2018