The acting inspector general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has encouraged Nigerians to refrain from complaining about police officers on social media.
Egbetokun addressed on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ gathering at the police command’s Ibadan, Oyo state, headquarters.
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Representatives from traditional and religious authorities, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), the police community relations committee (PCRC), as well as the Igbo and Hausa communities, among others in the state, all attended the meeting.
Nigerians, according to Egbetokun, should feel free to bring their grievances against the operators to the attention of the police commissioners or any other senior official who can guarantee that justice is served.
The IGP said, “If you have any complaint against the police, don’t go to social media. Go to the commissioners of police in the state,” he said.
“Some of our men will misbehave, we cannot guarantee that all of them will behave well. Report to the CPs or any superior officer who will take it up and ensure justice is done.
“There are a lot of falsehoods going on on social media. If you need clarification, go to the commissioners of police or police public relations officers (PPROs).”
Egbetokun said his mission is to put in place professional, service-driven, rule-of-law-compliant, and people-friendly police officers.
He said he is desirous of having a police force that would be able to respond adequately to the dynamics of crime and criminality in society and “ensure citizens sleep with their two eyes closed”.
“Modern policing is community-based, technology-driven, and intelligence-led. We are going to focus on community in all the states of the federation. But we are shifting to new policing strategies,” the acting IGP added.
“We are going to adopt community policing by taking cognisance of certain peculiarities of each community through collaboration with other security agencies and state-owned security outfits to fight and reduce crime.”
