Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has tasked the newly passed out Police Mobile Force Unit Commanders to make supervision and total control of their policemen very seriously with a view to avoiding vicarious liability.
Arase hand down this task at the official passing out ceremony of the Police Mobile Force Unit Commanders conversion course, held at PMF Training College Ila Oragun, Osun State.
The IGP also mandated them to do away with illegal deployment of their men to unauthorized persons or beats, reiterating the need to be civil to members of the public in the course of carrying out their duties and ensuring zero tolerance for corruption.
He however stated: “A total number of one hundred and ninety-six (196) police officers have been undergoing intensive training in combat operations, ethics, personnel management, musketry, human rights, fire arms laws and regulations among other things aimed at equipping them to become effective and efficient Unit Commanders.”
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