Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has said that the invasion of the headquarters of the Peace Corps of Nigeria and arrest of the Commandant of the Peace Corp of Nigeria, Dickson Akor through a joint operation of the Police, DSS and Army was in line with the laws of the country.
Recall that the Commandant was released on bail to Mr. Femi Falana, his lawyer at the weekend and Falana claimed that the arrests were unlawful.
But the IGP said that the arrest of Akor and 49 members of the corps followed due process of the law.
Speaking with newsmen at a two days Train the Trainers Seminar on Democratic Policing for the North East in Abuja, Idris said, “Don’t forget that the arrests of the members of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, was a joint operation of the major security agencies in the country; the Nigeria Army, the Nigerian Police and the Department of state Service DSS. These three agencies cannot be wrong”.
He commended the train the trainers workshop organized by the British High Commission’s Conflict and Security office in partnership with the Nigerian Police.
Read Also:
- Nigeria to Strengthen Defence Ties with Germany
- Police Cyber Crime Centre Arraign 109 Foreign Nationals on 6 Count Fraud Charges at Federal High Court; Case Adjourned to Nov 22, 2024
- Tinubu Hopes on you to Actualise Policy on National Stability, Food Security – CDS tells Defence Intelligence Officers
He said Democratic Policing which the programme was all about, entails responsibility, accountability and a Police force that responds timely as well as one which the citizenry responds to for effective community service.
Expressing happiness over the workshop and support of the British in preparing police officers for the task ahead, the IGP said, “We all know that in the North east, the military has driven the terrorists out of all the local government areas in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Police will in the coming weeks and months take over security duties of these places. That is why this training on how to deal with the unusual issues in conflict is timely”.
Speaking earlier, Ms Katrina Aitken Laird, Adviser, West Africa Conflict Security Team, stated that training the trainers programme is aimed at improving police service delivery to members of the public by ensuring that the immediate community which a police formation is located feels the positive impact of its service delivery.
“In ensuring that this is done, we will work with the police to ensure accountability, coordination and coherence runs all the way through the processes of the police.
She said that after the training of trainers, in partnership with the Nigeria Police Force, the training will be delivered to a wider audience of teams in Borno State Police Command including all Divisional Police Officers and Divisional Crime Officers
END
