Polls: IGP orders arrest of attackers of police officers

The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate arrest of attackers of police personnel on election duty. Police spokesman, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Frank Mba in a statement on Monday said Adamu decried the attack on a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Brass, Bayelsa State, yesterday, Sunday, 24th February, […]

The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate arrest of attackers of police personnel on election duty.

Police spokesman, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Frank Mba in a statement on Monday said Adamu decried the attack on a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Brass, Bayelsa State, yesterday, Sunday, 24th February, 2019.

Mba said he has ordered for the immediate arrest, comprehensive investigation and diligent prosecution of persons involved, no matter their positions in society.

He said the IGP, described the incident as unwarranted and unprovoked, warning that under his watch, such brazen acts of impunity will not be condoned.

He also said 5 male suspects have been arrested in Umuahia, Abia State over an attack on a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) who was defending the sanctity of the electoral system at a Collation Centre in Umuahia.

He said these attacks highlights the risks and hazards policing Nigeria, and the need for stakeholders and government at all levels to support the officers and men of the Force.