Lagos CP warns officers against extortion, misconduct

The Commissioner of Police successful Lagos State, Tijani Fatai, has issued a stern informing to officers of the command, vowing decisive enactment against immoderate unit recovered engaging successful extortion oregon different forms of misconduct.

Fatai, who assumed bureau connected Thursday arsenic the 42nd Commissioner of Police, gave the directive connected Friday portion addressing officers astatine the Officers’ Mess successful Ikeja.

Outlining his imaginativeness for a disciplined and community-oriented constabulary force, helium stressed that nary serviceman would beryllium allowed to unlawfully request oregon cod wealth from members of the public.

“Any serviceman caught successful that web volition beryllium dealt with ruthlessly,” helium warned.

He urged residents to study cases of extortion and bribery, assuring that each complaints would beryllium thoroughly investigated, with due sanctions publically disclosed.

According to him, cases indispensable beryllium handled strictly connected their merits and resolved done lawful means, including prosecution oregon alternate quality resolution, without resorting to intimidation oregon amerciable charges.

The constabulary main emphasised that modern policing indispensable beryllium anchored connected humility and integrity, noting that officers are servants of the public, not overlords.

“When constabulary spot themselves arsenic lords implicit the citizens, we suffer the respect and spot of the people. Our occupation is to service with integrity,” helium said.

Fatai maintained that ethical behaviour and trans...