ex-IGP Arase condemns wave of Police killings, wants CP’s sanctioned

The Police Service Commission has condemned in strong terms the new wave of killings of Police Officers on official duties, stressing that these Officers are also Nigerians who deserve the support, encouragement and protection of the citizens.

Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, retired Inspector General of Police said “the killings in some states across the nation has become worrisome and called on the Inspector General to take another look on the capacity of state Command leaderships in the country.

Dr. Arase noted that “there must be consequences for this avoidable incidents” adding that “any State Commissioner of Police found incompetent, derelict and operationally/tactically porous should be eased out to avoid these huge Police casualties.

He lamented, “we have had more than a fair share of these ugly developments in recent time and called for an integrated  intelligence policing”.

“The Commission wishes to condole the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Olukayode Egbetokun on this unfortunate developments especially at a time when all hands are supposed to be on deck to rid the nation of militancy and banditry” he said.

While condoling the families of the slain Officers, Arase said “time has come for state Command Commissioners to rise up to the occasion”.

He enjoined serving Officers “not to be de-motivated by these ugly developments  but to re-enact their indomitable fighting spirit that the Force is known for to ward off this new wave of assaults.”