The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has dismissed no fewer than 30 erring policemen since his assumption of office, investigation has revealed.
It was gathered that Idris sacked the policemen for allegedly finding them wanting at their various duty posts.
On assumption of duty, Idris introduced strict measures to ensure that the conduct of officers and men of the Force conformed to international best practices and norms.
He also promised to ensure that policemen always adhered to the enabling laws guiding the discharge of their statutory responsibilities as professionals without compromising.
Our correspondent was informed that many of the dismissed officers used their official capacity to carry out or get involved in misconduct and acts that were inimical to police ethics.
According to a source, “the dismissed personnel of the Force, who erred and compromised in discharging their duties and betraying the official oath of office, were arrested, subjected to internal disciplinary measures and punished according to the gravity of their offences”.
Among those said to have been dismissed by the IGP include ex-sergeant Laibi Opakegba, ASP Yuguda Abba, Sergeant Habila Sarki, Diphen Nimmyel, Sergeant Hassan Dauda, Corporal Zakari Kofi, Sergeant Duan James, Corporal Idris Salisu, Sergeant Bwanason Tanko, Sergeant Abbas Mailallen and others.
The source who said that various caliber of arms and ammunition were traced to and recovered from some of the dismissed policemen, added that, ”The disgruntled policemen had in some instances colluded with armed robbers and militants by hiring out weapons kept in their trust to undesirable elements, who used same to terrorise the members of the society.
“The laudable achievement was a fallout of inter-agency synergy between the police and other sister intelligence agencies. But then, all the dismissed policemen have since been prosecuted as part of the process to progressively sanitize the system of unprofessional and criminally minded personnel within the force.”
Confirming our correspondent’s findings, Force spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, said that it had become a daily routine for the IGP to remind all the personnel of the force about the need to always put integrity before any other consideration.
“I do not have the actual figure of those dismissed so far, but all I can say is that the IGP is a listening father, who practices whatever he preaches. He is a man of honour and any officer found wanting in the course of duty would have to face the music,” Moshood said.
