Lockdown: Don’t subject residents to mental torture, CP warns

The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Kenneth Ebrimson yesterday warned his officers not to subject residents of the state to mental torture while enforcing lockdown, effective from Friday 11pm.

Ebrimson said police officers should deploy “tact, diplomacy and pleading” in the discharge of their duties noting that people are already facing” difficult times.”

He spoke on Friday at the State Command, Eleweran, Abeokuta shortly after the Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC) in the state donated hand sanitizers, thermometer and other protective kits to the command.

“The members of the public in the state are already anticipating and already aware of the lockdown. They have stabilised themselves to be law abiding during this time of restriction,” the commissioner noted.

He applauded the PCRC for the donations and urged other commands to emulate the gesture.

In their remarks, the Vice Chairman of PCRC (Southwest), Alhaji Ibrahim Olaniyan and the state Chairman, Samson Popoola said the gesture was meant to encourage and show solidarity with police officers in the discharge of their professional duties.