FG orders implementation as police get newly gazetted regulations
The federal government has directed the police high command to immediately implement the newly gazetted police regulations meant to guide the conduct of the officers and the operation of the Force. This is just as the new regulations mandate the Inspector-General of Police to submit quarterly reports to the Attorney-General of the Federation on arrests […]
The federal government has directed the police high command to immediately implement the newly gazetted police regulations meant to guide the conduct of the officers and the operation of the Force.
This is just as the new regulations mandate the Inspector-General of Police to submit quarterly reports to the Attorney-General of the Federation on arrests and operational activities.
The government had constituted a seven-man committee to produce the framework that will guide the operations of the state police. The committee is chaired by the Director-General of the National Institute for Police Studies, Prof. Olu Ogunsakin.
The gazetted regulations, presented at the headquarters of Ministry of Police Affairs, Abuja on Wednesday to the critical stakeholders in the policing sector, provided three pillars for the reforms in the Force.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam presented the regulations to the IGP, Tunji Disu in Abuja.
Speaking before he presented the regulations, Geidam explained that the document was the product of extensive consultations and collaboration among critical stakeholders in the country.
He listed those consulted as Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission, the Federal Ministry of Justice, the National Human Rights Commission and the Association of retired Police Officers of Nigeria.
The Minister also disclosed that development partners such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), various Civil Society Organizations and the media were consulted.
“This Regulation represents not just a policy document, but a renewed commitment to professionalism, discipline, transparency, and respect for the rule of law,” he said.
He, however, directed the IGP, Tunji Disu to ensure immediate implementation of regulations across all the police commands.
On his part, the chairman of the committee, Prof. Ogunsakin, said there are three main pillars of the core framework, which he listed as Leadership and Reforms; Arrest, Detention and Use of Force, as well as Community and Oversight.
Ogunsakin said, “This handover marks delivery of a complete operational framework for implementing the Police Act 2020.”
Similarly, Deputy Resident Representative – Programme, UNDP Nigeria, Varsha Redkar-Palepu, noted that the launch of the framework represents not only a policy achievement but a decisive step in translating reform into practice.