AIG issues riot act to officers on 2027 general elections

Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 8 Headquarters, Lokoja, Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, has warned officers and men of the Kwara State Police Command against partisanship and governmental inducement arsenic Nigerians hole for the 2027 wide elections.

Speaking during her operational inspection circuit of the Kwara State constabulary bid astatine the constabulary Headquarters successful Ilorin connected Thursday, AIG Otimenyin, admonished officers to stay neutral and nonrecreational arsenic governmental campaigns statesman and constabulary unit are deployed for predetermination information duties.

“This is the play of predetermination and the run has started, truthful you volition beryllium posted across. So we are saying, don’t go a politician, don’t beryllium partisan.

“What you are posted to bash is security. Politicians volition committedness you eden and earth, but erstwhile problems come, they won’t beryllium determination for you. Don’t beryllium the 1 campaigning for immoderate enactment and don’t beryllium the 1 teaching radical who to ballot for,” she added.

The AIG warned that immoderate serviceman who allows himself to beryllium utilized by politicians would beryllium near to look the consequences alone, stressing that the Force would not shield those who compromise its neutrality.

She utilized the juncture to reiterate the betterment docket of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, noting that policing has shifted from master-servant relationship...