Police to subject firearms-bearing officers to psychological tests
The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered that all police officers bearing firearms in the performance of official duties be subjected to psychological test and evaluation.
This comes after the recent spate of extrajudicial killings by policemen in some parts of the country.
The police boss in a statement signed by police spokesperson, ACP Olabisi Kolawole, said the test would ensure that such officers bearing arms are mentally and emotionally fit to perform their duties.
“The exercise is aimed at eliminating cases of irregularities in handling of weapons by policemen, as well as protecting the public whom the Police has the constitutional duty to serve, and not to continue killing innocent and law-abiding citizens,” the statement reads.
“IGP Arase has, therefore, directed all Police medical doctors across the nation to conduct psychological test on all Policemen bearing firearms in their respective Commands, every three months, noting that if any Police officer has a psychological condition or impairment unattended, will impact negatively on the overall performance of the Nigeria Police Force.”.
