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Assault A Police Officer, Face The Law – IGP Warns Citizens

The IGP warned that attacks on police officers and men in the line of duty would no longer be tolerated under whatever guise, as the Force holds the lives of its personnel sacrosanct.

by NewsOnline Nigeria
August 29, 2022
in Crime Watch, Headline
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has strongly condemned the recent trend of assault on Police Officers and men in uniform, carrying out official and lawful duties in various locations across the nation.

 

Newsonline reports that the IGP emphasized that attacks on Police Officers, who are uniformed agents of the state, are both illegal and an affront to the rule of law.

 

Usman also directed all commands and formations of the police force across the country to quickly carry out prosecution of all such assault cases in their respective commands and formation.

 

In a statement released by the Force Public Relations Officer, headquarters, Abuja, CSP OLumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP said that the lives of personnel of the force are sacrosanct.

 

READ ALSO: IGP Warns Against Use Of Police Uniforms On Social Media

 

The statement read in part, “The IGP warned that attacks on police officers and men in the line of duty would no longer be tolerated under whatever guise, as the Force holds the lives of its personnel sacrosanct.

 

“Consequently, the IGP has directed all Police Commands and Formations to ensure that individuals who engage in assault on police officers, irrespective of preceding factors, are made to face the full wrath of the law via swift prosecution in courts of competent jurisdiction.”

 

The Inspector-General of Police while reiterating the commitment of the Force to ensuring protection of lives and property, stressed “the importance of according respect to the fundamental rights of Police officers and other security operatives, in order to enable them advance their sacred mandate of serving and protecting the citizens better and maintenance of law and order.”

 

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