Thursday 19 November 2015

IGP to police officers: Shoot civilian, go to jail

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, on Thursday, warned police officers to exercise high sense of caution in handling guns while dealing with unarmed civilians

Arase gave the warning in Abeokuta while addressing policemen at the state police headquarters in Eleweeran.
He warned that any policeman who shoots an unarmed member of the public would be jailed.
“Shoot a civilian, go to jail,’’ he warned and directed that any police officer who engaged in indiscriminate shooting should be arraigned within 24 hours of his arrest.
Arase also warned police commissioners not to send officers with psychological challenges on assignments.

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