Be Of Good Conduct – IGP Tasks AIGs On Professionalism

BY EDMOND ODOK – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has tasked newly posted Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to be of good conduct and demonstrate high level of professionalism in discharging their duties.

Importantly too, he charged them to guard against all forms of misconduct while exhibiting peak performance in maintaining the Nigeria Police Force (NPF)’s integrity and growth of the country in general.

IGP Egbetokun gave the marching orders following the immediate posting of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) as Police Zonal Command Heads of Zones 1, 4 and 9, and also the new AIG to head the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Onikan Lagos.

A statement by the Force Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the order covered the deployment of the AIG Suleiman M. Yusuf as AIG Zone 9, Umuahia; AIG Ahmed Ammani as AIG Zone 1, Kano; AIG Zachariah Fera as AIG Zone 4, Makurdi and AIG Augustina N. Ogbodo as AIG FCID Annex, Lagos

The statement further explained that; “This posting comes after the retirement of some of the AIGs who were previous heads of the Zonal Commands and the recent promotion of the former AIG Zone 1, DIG Ari Muhammed Ali and his appointment as the DIG Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

“The IGP urges the new AIGs to ensure, strict supervision, diligence in the discharge of their lawful duties and further encourages them to key into the police reform plans viz-a-viz projection of policing ethics and professional conducts.

“The IGP further charges the officers to checkmate all forms of misconduct and ensure officers exhibit peak professionalism, aiding the progress of the Nigeria Police Force and the growth of the country in general”.