{"id":42416,"date":"2021-04-15T14:21:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=42416"},"modified":"2021-04-15T14:21:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:21:22","slug":"igp-disbands-police-monitoring-units-in-lagos-port-harcourt-over-reports-of-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=42416","title":{"rendered":"IGP disbands police monitoring units in Lagos, Port Harcourt over reports of misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/New-Police-Boss.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Usman Baba has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IG Monitoring Units in Lagos and Port Harcourt with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/igp-approves-redeployment-of-top-police-commanders\/\">Baba<\/a>&nbsp;gave the order on Thursday, April 15, in Abuja at the opening of a conference of Police Strategic Commanders, consisting of officers with the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP) and above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The IG also ordered the streamlining of the personnel profile of the IG Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters to not more than 50 operatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police boss announced the banning of the unit from undertaking criminal investigations, including taking over of cases from Police Commands in States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, under the current dispensation, the unit will only operate within its original mandate, to investigate complaints of alleged professional infractions against serving officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baba said the directives were in furtherance to the re-organisation plans of the force and its commitment to return to the basics in policing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He said the repositioning initiatives were being worked out in relation to other ad hoc investigative units in the force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baba said it was also to discourage duplication of police functions that encouraged indiscipline and abuse of police processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI must reemphasise that the major task ahead of us is to address secession threats, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, and sundry violent crimes in the shortest possible time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI appreciate the sacrifices that most of you have been making and the successes you have recorded in the war against criminality and secessionist agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI also acknowledge the challenges associated with your duties but the reality is that more grounds need to be covered if we are to restore public confidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, then acting Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, in enforcing the Police Anti-Corruption initiative, set up the IGP Teams on Monitoring of police performance to immediately commence the monitoring of activities\/conducts of Police officers on the Highways, Police stations, and formations nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Usman Baba has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IG Monitoring Units in Lagos and Port Harcourt with immediate effect. 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