IG cautions Nigerians against bribing and corrupting policemen on terns of bail

Thes inspector of Police,Arase stated that any policeman who demanded
bribe should be reported to senior officers for disciplinary action.
Giving replies to questions from journalists during a meeting with
senior officers at the Force headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the IG
insisted that bail is still free, stressing that no one should pay for
it.
He said, "We have a zero tolerance for that – bail, (paying to free
suspect). I am appealing to the members of the public, do not corrupt
my policemen. It takes two to tango.
"If they asked you for a bribe and you refused to give, and you have
avenues where your grievances can be ventilated, I do not see any
reason why you should give them bribe.
"The Commissioner of Police is there, the Area Commander is there, the
DPO is there, our office is there and the technical platform(
www.stopthebribes.net)is there.
"We have opened ourselves to public accountability, so you cannot now
say the whole problem should be put on the police Force."
Arase earlier announced that two suspected kingpins responsible for
the spate of the kidnappings in Ekiti State had been arrested on
Tuesday morning, adding that cultists operating in Edo had been
"technically amputated" with the arrest and transfer to Abuja of 11
suspects believed to be their ring-leaders.
He described Kogi, Rivers and Benue as problematic states in terms of
crime and promised to massively deploy personnel in the states in 48
hours to tackle the problem.
"We are sending the message loud and clear that we – police will not
allow any miscreant to turn any state in the federation into Hobbesian
state. Wherever we find them – miscreants, we will pursue them; we
will arrest and prosecute them,'' he said.
Arase advised Commissioners of Police on timely report of security
threat in their respective states to the Force Headquarters for
possible intervention.
He threatened to sanction any CP who allowed the security situation in
his command to get out of hand, causing embarrassment to the nation
before reporting it for intervention.
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