The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edgal Imohimi has ordered the officer in charge of ‘X’ SQUAD to arrest three police officers who were caught extorting motorists along Surulere area of the State.
A statement issued in Lagos Friday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Olarinde Famous-Cole, an Assistant Superintendent of Police disclosed that the Commissioner had also ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCP) in-charge of Administration of Lagos command to issue the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of the area a query as well as report the conduct of the DPO to higher authorities for poor supervision of his men according to the Inspector-General of Police directives.
The CP had also ordered that henceforth only Heads of Departments (HODs), Area Commanders and DPOs who were directly in-charge of their Departments or stations were the only ones allowed to sign a detention order in the command.
The Police boss warned that under no circumstances should any other person sign detention order.
He further stated that any Area Command found guilty of any unworthy or a shameful act to the Police Force, the Area Commander or DPO will be held liable for unnecessary detention of citizens.
According to him “It has become very vital for all officers and men in Lagos State Police command to adhere to these instructions and on no account will the fundamental rights of the citizens of Lagos be trampled upon under my watch”.
The CP also noted that the officers found guilty of extorting motorist are currently facing disciplinary actions and that the Police Force in the State would no longer tolerate any act of lawlessness from its personnel.
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