Recording police officers demoralizing, allow us concentrate – IGP Disu to Nigerians

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Tunji Disu, has cautioned Nigerians against signaling policemen and turning them into skit makers portion connected duty, stressing that the enactment is demoralizing.

Disu said constabulary officers request to ore and transportation retired their duties and not beryllium distracted with video recordings from Nigerians.

Addressing a property league successful Abuja, the constabulary brag made notation to the judgement of a Federal High Court successful Warri, Delta State, which pronounced that Nigerians person the law close to grounds constabulary officers performing nationalist duties successful nationalist spaces.

In the landmark ruling delivered connected March 17, 2026, successful suit fig FHC/WR/CS/87/2025, Justice H. A. Nganjiwa held that arresting, harassing, intimidating, oregon seizing devices from individuals solely for filming constabulary enactment violates Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution, close to state of expression.

However, Disu said: “Can we travel to your offices and grounds you successful your offices? Can we grounds adjacent successful the court? We were discussing it yesterday and spoke astir radical coming to our...