Following complaints of harassment and operating beyond their briefs by Nigerians, the acting Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Monitoring Satellite Offices in Lagos and Port Harcourt.
Baba, who disclosed this on Thursday while speaking at his maiden meeting with Command Police Commissioners and zonal AIGs, in Abuja, said the IGP Monitoring Units will be re-organized.
The IGP took action 24 hours after he met with Musiliu Smith, the Police Service Commission to discuss ways of increasing the efficiency of the police force.
The commission stated that the units were bringing huge embarrassments to the force.
Smith said, “there must be proper and close monitoring of police investigative units to stem the atrocities its officials committed in the line of duty.”
However, the retired IGP also stressed the need to quickly treat cases of misconduct by the officers “so that those found wanting are brought to book”.
