Inspector
General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has again ordered the dismantling of all
roadblocks nationwide with immediate effect.
The directive
became necessary to enable ease of doing business in Nigeria, as well as
safeguard and guarantee free passage of goods and travellers throughout the
country. The routes specifically affected are Lagos–Ibadan, Shagamu–Benin,
Benin–Onitsha, Okene–Abuja, Kaduna–Kano, Katsina–Kano, Otukpo–Enugu, and
Enugu–Port Harcourt expressways.
“No police
department, section, squad or unit should mount roadblock without the express
permission of the Inspector General of Police,” said a statement issued on
Monday by the Force spokesman, Mr Jimoh Moshood. The police boss also warned
personnel on patrol against the improper identification of their vehicles,
especially those serving along the border routes in the country.
He further asked
heads of various zones and commands across the country to ensure the directive
was strictly adhered to by personnel in their formation. “Consequently, Assistant Inspectors General
of Police in charge of zonal commands, Commissioners of Police in charge of
state commands, heads of departments, must ensure that every patrol vehicle in
their respective formation carries a conspicuous and legible inscription of
patrol vehicle identification number, and dedicated emergency phone numbers for
ease of identification and report of distress by members of the public.
“The Assistant
Inspector General of Police in charge of Border patrol of the Force is
specifically directed to ensure compliance with this directive along the Border
routes in the country except for the few approved points by the Federal
Government,” the statement added. The IGP also orders personnel who involve in
vehicular patrol on highways and major roads across the country to wear on
their uniforms, a bold name tag and service number. He informed that the
Special X-Squad teams of the Force have been deployed throughout the country to
arrest, investigate and discipline any police personnel violating the
directives.
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