Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotu Idris, has promised to look into the cases of officers and men who are due for promotion.
The IGP added that promotion in the force would now be based strictly on merit.
He gave the assurance when he paid a courtesy visit on the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello at his official residence in Minna yesterday.
Expressing his determination to give the personnel of the force and the citizenry a sense of dignity, the IGP said he will run a fair and just Police Force that will ensure that there will be no miscarriage of justice against its members or anyone in the country.
He said: “I have said that the Police Force will operate by the rule of law. So if anyone is due to be promoted, we will see to it that they are promoted based on merits.
“If there is any miscarriage of justice, I can assure you that anything that violates the law and every irregularity that goes against the operations of the Nigeria Police Force are going to be addressed.”
He reiterated his commitment to the protection of lives and property of every Nigerian, adding that the Police Force will work side by side with the Nigerian public in order to address the issues of criminal elements in their midst.
Ibrahim Idris was accompanied on the two-day visit to the state by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Mr. Kabila Joshua.
In his remarks, Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, expressed optimism that the Acting Inspector General of Police will reposition the Police Force as one to be reckoned with in the world.
He stated that the appointment of the Inspector General of Police was based strictly on merit, stressing that Nigerians would see a new way of addressing the country’s security challenges.
“By the grace of God, you will succeed, and I pray to Allah to guide you and your family and to protect you, add to your wisdom and give you all the courage to do what is necessary to provide us with a safer Nigeria,” he said.
Governor Bello however warned the new IGP to beware of hypocrites and sycophants within and outside the force.
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