Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has warned senior police officers against illegal deployment of junior police officers to provide security for people without permission.
While addressing officers and men during his visit to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja, Arase said “We have been able to put the Safer Highways back on the road, though the implementation of the Safer Highways has not been as robust as I anticipated and I have had cause to discuss that with your Commissioner of Police.
“You should be able to keep the security space safe, but once it is 12 or one o’clock, one discovers that you people go to sleep. Officers of the command, your visiting rounds should be more rapid. Officers should make the rounds and ensure that your men are on duty.
“The illegal deployment of police is not going to be accepted. People who are not entitled to policemen should not have police attached to them. That one is very important. If you are a Divisional Police Officer or Area Commander, don’t deploy our officers without permission. If you do that and you are caught, severe sanctions await you.”
Arase urged the police officers to so that the general public can respect them, he also announced that about 36,000 police officers are scheduled to attend promotion courses soon.
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