General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, at a meeting with the
President in Abuja on May 14, 2020.
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has
ordered the immediate mobilisation of all police operational assets
and resources to bring an end to the wanton violence, killings,
looting and destruction of public and private property in the
country.
He gave the order to all Assistant Inspectors General of Police
(AIGs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), Heads of Police Operational
Units, Squadron and Base Commanders in charge of Zonal/State/FCT
Commands, the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit and the
Special Protection Unit.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, disclosed this in
a statement on Saturday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Adamu ordered the senior police officers to reclaim the public
space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters in some
parts of the country.
He specifically ordered the Commissioners of Police and heads of
police formations in the various states to mobilise their men and
work in sync with the Command CPs in the areas where they were
domiciled, to dominate the public space, and ensure peace and
safety in the affected areas.
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“The IGP, while noting that enough is enough to all acts of
lawlessness, disruption of public peace and order, and wanton
violence which have resulted to indiscriminate looting of shops,
malls and warehouses, damage to property and loss of lives in some
parts of the country, further directs the police strategic managers
to personally lead and coordinate the operation and use all
legitimate means, to halt a further slide into lawlessness and
brigandage,” the statement said.
The police chief called on law-abiding citizens not to panic but
rather join forces with the police and other members of the law
enforcement community to protect their communities from the
criminal elements.
He also sought the understanding and cooperation of the
citizens, giving an assurance that the action was geared towards
ensuring public order and safety, as well as public security in
various communities.
The IGP, however, warned troublemakers not to test the
collective will of the nation by coming out to cause any further
breakdown of law and order.