‘It’s misleading’ – IGP denies disbanding all police units, squads nationwide

The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has clarified the study making the rounds implicit the alleged disbanding of each constabulary units and squads successful authorities commands.

In a connection by Police Spokesperson Anthony Placid, IGP Disu described the assertion of disbanding units nationwide arsenic misleading.

According to IGP Disu, the constabulary nether his enactment lone directed the simplification of the tactical teams astatine the zonal and authorities bid levels to a maximum of 5 and astatine the country bid and divisional levels to a maximum of 3 to debar proliferation and duplication.

“This study is simply a misrepresentation of the IGP’s directives. The IGP, a grassroots serviceman with a profound web crossed Nigerian society, is alert of nationalist concerns astir constabulary tactical teams’ operations and the instauration of aggregate teams by Commissioners of Police and Heads of formations, with attendant backlash.

“Having held bid positions nationwide and witnessed tactical teams successful action, the IGP values their publication to crime-fighting.

.”He is, however, uncomfortable with their proliferation, which drains Police Divisions and Posts of required manpower and brings issues that impact the Force’s ...