NewsPolice Killings: Arase Says CPs Found Wanting Will Be Sanctioned, Condoles IGP

Police Killings: Arase Says CPs Found Wanting Will Be Sanctioned, Condoles IGP

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The Police Service Commission has condemned in strong terms the new wave of killings of Police Officers on official duties stressing that these Officers  are also Nigerians who deserve the support, encouragement and protection of the citizens.

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“The Commission wishes to condole the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Olukayode Egbetokun on this unfortunate developments especially at a time when all hands are supposed to be on deck to rid the nation of militancy and banditry”, the Commission said in a statement by its Chairman, Dr Solomon Arase, signed by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations.

Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police, said the killings in some States across the Nation have become worrisome and called on the Inspector General to take another look at the capacity of State Command Leaderships in the Country.

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Dr. Arase noted that there must be consequences for this avoidable incidents adding that any State Commissioner of Police found incompetent,  derelict and operationally/tactically porous should be eased out to avoid these huge Police casualties.

He lamented that “we have had more than a fair share of these ugly developments in recent times.” He called for an integrated  intelligence policing.

The PSC Chairman condoled the families of the slain Officers and said time has come for State Command Commissioners to rise up to the occasion.

He enjoined the serving Officers not to be demotivated by these ugly developments  but to reenact their indomitable fighting spirit that the Force is known for to ward off this new wave of assaults.

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