Easter: IGP Deploys Police Unit, Assures Watertight Security
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, has deployed the IGP Monitoring Unit and X-Squad to observe the activities of officers policing the highways during the Easter celebrations. The IGP via a statement by police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Friday, says the deployment is aimed at ensuring respect for the rights of citizens and operational conformity with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Rules of Engagement (RoE) of the Force. The IGP also ordered all state Commissioners of Police (CPs) and their supervising Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to ensure adequate deployment of police personnel, and operational assets to areas of security interest within their respective areas of responsibility (AoRs). According to the statement, the Complaint Response Unit and the Public Complaint Bureau, have equally been charged to respond swiftly to complaints received from the general public.