The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has clarified the report making the rounds over the alleged disbanding of all police units and squads in state commands.
In a statement by Police Spokesperson Anthony Placid, IGP Disu described the claim of disbanding units nationwide as misleading.
According to IGP Disu, the police under his leadership only directed the reduction of the tactical teams at the zonal and state command levels to a maximum of five and at the area command and divisional levels to a maximum of three to avoid proliferation and duplication.
\u201cThis report is a misrepresentation of the IGP\u2019s directives. The IGP, a grassroots officer with a profound network across Nigerian society, is aware of public concerns about police tactical teams\u2019 operations and the creation of multiple teams by Commissioners of Police and Heads of formations, with attendant backlash.
\u201cHaving held command positions nationwide and witnessed tactical teams in action, the IGP values their contribution to crime-fighting.
.\u201dHe is, however, uncomfortable with their proliferation, which drains Police Divisions and Posts of required manpower and brings issues that affect the Force\u2019s integrity because of the excesses of the poorly supervised teams.
\u201cTo address these issues, the IGP directed the reduction of the tactical teams at the Zonal and State Command levels to a maximum of five and at the Area Command and Divisional levels to a maximum of three.
\u201cThis can be achieved by merging or disbanding teams, at the heads of formations\u2019 discretion. The teams referred to exclude state government-created outfits like Lagos\u2019 Rapid Response Squad, Oyo\u2019s SRS, Bayelsa\u2019s Operation DOO-AKPOR, and other similar outfits across the country. The IGP expects this move to free personnel for police stations, reducing complaints about tactical team excesses.
\u201cHaving emphasized accountability and a people-friendly force in his maiden address to Nigerians, the IGP took this step to enhance supervision of existing teams, strengthen police divisions, and remove causes of complaints against the force by members of the public,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has clarified the report making the rounds over the alleged disbanding of all police units and squads in state commands. In a statement by Police Spokesperson Anthony Placid, IGP Disu described the claim of disbanding units nationwide as misleading. According to IGP Disu, the police under his leadership […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n