Police Zone 2 Command moves to crack down on errant officers

Police Zone 2 Command moves to crack down on errant officers
NAN-H-57
Monitoring
By Oluwaseun Fadugba
Lagos, Sept. 29, 2016 (NAN) Mr Abdul-Majid Ali, Assistant-Inspector General (AIG) of Police in charge of Zone 2, has set up special monitoring teams to check the activities of officers against unlawful activities.
Spokesman of the command, Muyiwa Adejobi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the teams were set up to ensure police compliance with statutory regulations.
Adejobi, a superintendent of police, said the monitoring teams were established in accordance with the agenda of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, to reform the police force.
He said that the move followed a strategic meeting between the police high command and heads of police formations in Lagos and Ogun States.
“The meeting came up with the setting up of different monitoring teams to check the operations of officers in the zone.
“The monitoring teams will put officers on their toes and ensure they do the right thing at all times.
“They will undertake routine checks and visits without notice to area commands or divisional posts, including officers on operations,’’ he said.
Muyiwa noted that the development would deter officers from engaging in unlawful duties.
“We have about seven men in our custody that were arrested for impersonation.
“Some are out of service but they still parade themselves as officers; these are some of the things the monitoring teams will handle,’’ said the police spokesman.
He advised policemen to desist from any form of illegality by operating within the ambit of the law. (NAN)
NOD/WOJ
(Edited by Wale Ojetimi)