Mr Dan Bature, an Assistant
Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in Charge of Zone 11 comprising Oyo, Osun and
Ondo states, says any policeman checking vehicle particulars on the highways is
on illegal duty.
Bature said this on
Wednesday in Ibadan during a two-day familiarisation visit to Oyo State.He said
that the duty of the police was not to check vehicle particulars but to ensure
safer roads.
Bature warned policemen
against blocking high ways, saying police patrol vehicles were not supposed to
be toll gates. He said the Inspector
General of Police (IGP) was committed to changing the negative image of the
police and supporting the anticorruption war of the Federal Government.
Bature advised officers
unable to key into the laudable initiatives of the IGP to resign from the
force.He said that a lot was
expected by the public from the police, adding that this informed the
monitoring of officers.
“The Inspector General of
Police is determined to improve on your welfare and pursue the increment of
your salary. “But this can only be
achieved when the people have good perception about the police, “Bature said.
Earlier, Sam Adegbuyi, the
Oyo State Commissioner of Police, said that the officers were dedicated and
patriotic. He commended the AIG, Oyo government and the Police Community
Relation Committee for the successes recorded so far in the fight against
crime.
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