The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday, ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Monitoring Units in Lagos and Port Harcourt States with immediate effect.
The police chief also ordered the streamlining of the personnel profile of the IGP Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters to not more than 50 operatives.
He gave this order in Abuja at the opening of a conference of Police Strategic Commanders, consisting of officers with the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP) and above.
Daily Trust recalls that the then acting Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, in enforcing the Police Anti-Corruption initiative, set up the IGP teams on Monitoring of police performance to immediately commence the monitoring of activities/conducts of Police officers on the Highways, Police stations and formations nationwide.
But Baba announced the disbandment of the unit from undertaking criminal investigations, including taking over of cases from Police Commands in States.
He explained that under the current dispensation, the unit will only operate within its original mandate, to investigate complaints of alleged professional infractions against serving officers.
According to him, the directives were in furtherance to the reorganisation plans of the force and its commitment to return to the basics in policing.
“I must reemphasise that the major task ahead of us is to address secession threats, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and sundry violent crimes in the shortest possible time.
“I appreciate the sacrifices that most of you have been making and the successes you have recorded in the war against criminality and secessionist agenda.
“I also acknowledge the challenges associated with your duties but the reality is that more grounds need to be covered if we are to restore public confidence,” he said.
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