IGP must be shielded from politics before state police can work – Lawyer, Ahiakwo

A law lawyer and nationalist affairs commentator, Justice Osai Ahiakwo, has warned that without insulating the Inspector-General of Police from governmental pressure, immoderate determination toward state-controlled policing whitethorn neglect to present meaningful security.

His absorption followed the resignation of erstwhile Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the assignment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, arsenic acting IGP by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The President had, a time earlier, met with authorities governors and reaffirmed his administration’s resoluteness to prosecute the constitution of authorities constabulary arsenic portion of broader efforts to fortify Nigeria’s information architecture.

In a connection issued successful Calabar, Ahiakwo said portion enactment alteration astatine the apical of the constabulary hierarchy was significant, it did not automatically resoluteness deep-rooted structural and organization weaknesses wrong the system.

He urged the President, arsenic the process of confirming a substantive Inspector-General begins, to prioritise discipline, merit and operational independency successful the prime of leadership.

According to him, the bureau of the Inspector-Gener...