IG to Nigerians expose corrupt policemen

Firstclass newsline gathered that the Inspector – General of Police,
Solomon Arase, has urged Nigerians to assist the police to become
better by reporting corruption, bribery and bad conduct in the force.
Arase said this in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Monday during
a sensitisation workshop on Reporting Corruption in the Police, using
thestopthebribesPlatform.
The workshop was organised by the CLEEN Foundation in partnership with
thestopthebribesPlatform, a forum created by the IG to instil
discipline and professionalism in the force.
The IG said many of the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force
were currently undergoing punishment for cases of proven corruption
and unwholesome conduct.
He, however, did not give details about the officers affected or the
type of sanctions apportioned to them. He said the details of the
offending policemen had been published in the police gazzette.
Arase, who was represented by an Assistant Superintendent of Police,
Mr. Toye Jolaoye, said not all policemen were corrupt, adding that he
was "committed to seeing a transformed, disciplined and professional
police force" in the country.
He appealed to members of the public to avail themselves of the use of
smart phones and android phones to report any erring police officer or
station or command to thestopthebribesPlatform for action.
"Mechanisms are in place to ensure confidentiality of information and
identity of complainants," he said.
The Programme Officer, CLEEN Foundation, Gabriel Akinremi, said report
on corruption and bad conduct in the police could be sent to
thestopthebribesPlatform through email, sms, phone calls, Twitter and
Facebook.
Firstclassnewsline.net