“Be prepared to face the consequences” – Lagos police boss talks tough on killer officers
Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni has spoken against the indiscriminate killings and assaults being carried out by some police officers in the state.
Owoseni warned all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to caution their men on their irresponsible actions.
The Commissioner was speaking at a meeting with senior officers of the command at POWA Secretariat, Ikeja on Tuesday.
“Caution your men. How can you be friends with people when policemen are on the road brutalising and extorting money from them? I don’t collect returns from any DPO,” he said.
“From today (Tuesday), for any act of misconduct that happens in your area, you will be held responsible…if you fail to submit yourself, I will come to arrest the policeman that commits the offence. You (DPO) and the offender will be paraded before the press. You will be redeployed and queried.”
He also urged policemen to be modest in dealing with members of the public and to follow ethics of the force to the letter.
“Don’t shout at people. You have to weigh the kind of danger your life is exposed to before you use weapons. Whenever force is used by a policeman, the incident should immediately be reported and reviewed by superior officers,” he added.
There have been several reports of police assault on innocent citizens in the past few weeks.
