Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, has warned police personnel serving in the state against corruption tendencies.
Abdurrahman gave the warning during a courtesy visit to him by the Tricycle Union of Enugu State, led by its Chairman, Mr Benjamin Ikah, in Enugu on Friday.
According to him, “let me use this opportunity to sound a warning to my men, no corrupt person will be tolerated. If you are corrupt, you will leave the Force and be prosecuted.
“Hence, I plead for the support of the members of the public to get rid of extortion at police stations, stop and search points and any other place.
“As an anti-corruption person, I will never tolerate any iota of corrupt tendencies from any person.
“Police personnel are to do their work by being professional as well as raiding of suspected hideouts through gathered intelligence and devoid of extortions,’’ he said.
Abdurrahman noted that police personnel must close ranks and treat members of the public with respect while avoiding corrupt tendencies to earn their confidence and attract their partnership.
The police boss also said that the command had resolved to enhance the policing network in the state to be more functional and wide-spread.
“Policing requires collaborative efforts and I shall be partnering all relevant stakeholders as well as sister security agencies to ensure we return the state to its usual state of the safest and secured state.
Earlier, Ikah thanked the commissioner for what he had already started doing since he assumed duty.
“We have discovered that the state is getting calm unlike what we have been experiencing before.
“We will all partner you to ensure a safe and secured environment and to further ensure that extortionist and corrupt officers are fished out for necessary action,’’ he said.
Abdurrahman also cautioned parents and guardians not to allow their wards and children to be used in truncating existing peace in the state.
The warning is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in Enugu.
The statement said that there had been intelligence information that there was a plan by some youths under the aegis of Enugu North Youth to organise a protest in the state.
According to the statement, the protest by Enugu North Youth is to take place on Saturday, September 28, within Nsukka metropolis and its environs.
“The Command wishes to inform members of the public particularly law abiding citizens of the state that its attention has been drawn through intelligence information gathered on the planned protest by some youth in Nsukka.
“To this end, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, is advising parents and guardians not to allow their children or wards to be used to truncate the existing peace in the state.
“Just as suspected hoodlums could take advantage of the protest to wreak havoc on the lives and property of law abiding citizens of Nsukka and its environs.
“Security operatives of the Command working in partnership with sister security agencies and relevant stakeholders have been directed to fish out those in this habit and bring them to book,’’ it said.
It said that the Command enjoined the youth to be law abiding, while members of the public should go about their normal lawful businesses within Nsukka and its environs.
