THE Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, has called several officers from Edo State to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, revealed this in a statement yesterday stating that the action followed a disturbing occurrence in which a police team ran a car over a citizen yesterday in the Ekpoma region of the state.
According to Adejobi, the erring policemen who has been detained in Edo State must report to the Force Headquarters on Monday for further action.
He appealed for calm, assuring Ekpoma locals that such unprofessionalism and lawlessness would not be tolerated by the police.
“The Ag. Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has condemned the disturbing incident where a police team ran a vehicle over a citizen on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Ekpoma, Edo State,” the statement read.
“The IGP has, therefore, directed the erring policemen, who have been in detention in Edo State, to report to the Force Headquarters Abuja on Monday for further action.
“Members of the public, particularly the people of Ekpoma, are implored to remain calm as the present leadership of the NPF will not condone such an act of unprofessionalism and illegality.”
