The acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has directed all Commissioners of Police across 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory to remove all non-security checkpoints within their areas of responsibility.
It was gathered that the Police IG made the order at Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Thursday, during a meeting with strategic police managers, explaining that the directive was to bolster accountability and transparency within the Force.
He said, “All state commissioners of police are hereby directed to immediately commence the dismantling of all such non-security checkpoints within their areas of responsibilities and arrest all violators for prompt prosecution.
“To bolster accountability and transparency within the Force, we have taken steps such as reinforcing the IGP Monitoring Unit and the Complaint Response Unit (CRU) based at the Force Headquarters and efforts are ongoing to establish CRU offices in all states.”
Egbetokun recalling that that a directive had earlier been given to all state commissioners of police to establish CRU offices in their respective command headquarters, as part of the commitment to combatting corruption and improving professionalism in the Nigeria Police Force, gave them a three-week ultimatum to comply.
He assured residents of the three states where governorship elections would be held on November 11 of adequate security.
He called on the electorate to play by the rules of election and shun any act of violence.
