The
Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 6 Command, Mr. Jonathan Johnson,
has alleged that many Nigerian policemen are armed robbers and get killed
daily because of their involvement in various crimes.
Johnson
stated this during his visit to Akwa Ibom State Police Command in Uyo on
Tuesday
He
said, “If you investigate our men, you will discover some are armed robbers. We
are not contented with what they have; we go to the road to extort money from people, engage in illegal business, and
liaise with armed robbers.”
The AIG
warned that any policemen caught in anti-social acts would be dismissed.
According
to him, “No criminal has lived in his criminality and never been caught. If you
want to live in palava, you will die in palava.”
He
accused police officers of selling arms and ammunition to criminals, aiding and
abetting crime, turning cases upside down, conniving with suspects, and
engaging in conspiracy.
He
further revealed that corruption was embedded in the Criminal Investigation
Department (CID) of the Nigeria Police Force, even as he accused police
officers of giving information to hoodlums leading to the criminals killing
their colleagues.
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All these observations are v true, how would you plug these loop holes, sanitize the force n restore public trust for the police: instead of just waiting for them to commit the act and dismissing them.it not good enough?
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