The days of rogue police officers who wear mufti to harass and extort innocent Nigerians may be over going by the new directive given by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba.
Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday said IGP Baba has banned all police officers not wearing proper and identifiable police uniforms from conducting certain security operations, especially roadblocks.
Adejobi, who made this known through his Twitter handle on Friday, said the IGP’s directive was informed by the need to sanitise police operational engagements and ensure better human relations.
Adejobi listed some of the operations which the officers must not perform without putting on approved uniforms to include stop and search at checkpoints, regular patrol duties and special patrols.
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The DFPRO said, “Ladies and gentlemen, we commend you for your understanding and support at all times.
“The IGP has ordered that every policeman standing on the road for stop and search, checkpoints, or/and patrol duties must be on approved uniform for easy identification and authority.
“Every police uniform must bear name and force number for other ranks.
“We have taken this step to sanitise our operational engagements and have better human relations.”
