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<v Speaker 1>Inspector General of Police, Nigeria Police Force, Kyode Agmocun, has

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<v Speaker 1>won police personnel against the use of high handedness on

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<v Speaker 1>Nigerian citizens and put a stop to the extortion of

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<v Speaker 1>the people forth with adding severe punishments await police officers

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<v Speaker 1>using his name to extort money from members of the public.

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<v Speaker 1>The IGP gave the order recently while addressing some top

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<v Speaker 1>senior police officers in Abuja. According to the first public

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<v Speaker 1>relations Officer, alumu Are Adjerbi, who started this in a

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<v Speaker 1>news release on Friday, the statements indicated that the IGP

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<v Speaker 1>frown are the rates of cases of extortion of members

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<v Speaker 1>of the public by some police operatives. IGP, in the

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<v Speaker 1>statementary assured Nigerians of his leadership zero tolerance for corrupt

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<v Speaker 1>practices amongst officers and men of the police force. The

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<v Speaker 1>statement rates the Inspector General of Police IGP, Kayode A

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<v Speaker 1>w Aguitocun, has ex pressed consults and condemnation on the

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<v Speaker 1>alleged cases of extortion and high handedness perpetrated by certain

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<v Speaker 1>recalcitrant members of the Nigeria Police Force. The IGP met

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<v Speaker 1>this known while addressing Assistant Expectors General of Police Commissioners

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<v Speaker 1>of Police and Health of various formations at the Inpeace

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<v Speaker 1>Conference with senior police officers held at the good Luck

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<v Speaker 1>Avilagionatan International peace Keeping Hall, First Headquarters, Abujar. Recently, the IGP,

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<v Speaker 1>during his speech charged the senior officers on proper supervision

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<v Speaker 1>of the activities of officers at the various levels and

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<v Speaker 1>ensure the highest standard of professional conduct is maintained and

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<v Speaker 1>upheld in the course of carrying out the lawful duties.

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<v Speaker 1>The IGP also ordered the IGP ex Cort Monitoring Unit,

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<v Speaker 1>Complaint Response Units, Say are You and other disciplinary units

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<v Speaker 1>to carry out routine checks on the activities of officers

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<v Speaker 1>across the country as part of efforts to come misconduct

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<v Speaker 1>and corruption tendencies amongst officers and the short streaked punishment

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<v Speaker 1>is meted on ariane officers and that supervisory officers found

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<v Speaker 1>wanting in this regard will not be spelt of vicarious liability. Similarly,

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<v Speaker 1>the IGP issued is turn wanting to officers regarding the

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<v Speaker 1>orethical practice of name dropping the IGP and other senior

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<v Speaker 1>officers to extort money from unsuspecting members of the public.

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<v Speaker 1>The IGP emphasized that any officer found guilty of liver

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<v Speaker 1>reging his name for fraudulent activities or extortion will first

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<v Speaker 1>severe disciplinary meadules reaffirming that the leadership of the Nigeria

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<v Speaker 1>Police Force maintains a zero tolerance policy towards corruption on

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<v Speaker 1>professional behavior and misconduct. Finally, IGP and METOCON implore the

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<v Speaker 1>public to exercise caution and report any attempt to exploit

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<v Speaker 1>his name for fraudulent activities or extortion. In investigation of cases,

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<v Speaker 1>I lightened the crucial role citizens play in collaborative policing

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<v Speaker 1>of the society and its police SASUAA need bringin you

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<v Speaker 1>benees in a more digital ware