Covid-19: Police Chief Orders Zonal AIGs/Command CPs To Enforce Social Restriction Orders - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 23, 2020
The Inspector General of PoliceMohammed Adamu has directed Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIGsand Commissioners of Police, CPs nationwide to ensure that all orders given inpursuant to the containment efforts against coronavirus, Covid-19 are strictlyenforced within their areas of jurisdictions.
This is against the backdrop of theCovid-19 global health threat and the subsequent social restriction ordersimposed by governments at all levels.
The Force spokesman Frank Mba in astatement noted Adamu enjoins citizens to avoid social visits to policestations and other police offices and minimize official visits, except wherenecessary.
The Police chief also advisedcitizens to adhere strictly to the directives.
Adamu, while called on officers toobserve personal safety actions, further ordered the Zonal AIGs and Command CPsto ensure that cases of unnecessary arrests and detention of suspects are notcondoned.
He restated that detention ofsuspects must be reduced to the barest minimum and that only serious cases suchas terrorism, armed robbery, homicide and other non-bailable offences shouldpermit detention.