The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has ordered immediate nationwide deployment of anti-riot police unit to protect lives and property of all Nigerians and secure critical national infrastructure across the country.
In a statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, he also ordered the massive deployment of Police operatives to strengthen security around Correctional facilities nationwide.
Mba said that the orders were necessary due to the increasing attacks including acts of arson and malicious damage to public and private facilities as recorded in some States of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He said that the Commissioners of Police across the 36 states as well as that of the Federal Capital Territory were to identify and isolate law-breakers from peaceful protesters, “immediately arrest and prosecute such perpetrators of violence in their respective Commands.”
He said that the IGP notes that twelve (12) suspects have been arrested in connection with the attacks and arson on Police Stations in Benin, Edo State while five AK47 rifles earlier stolen from vandalized Police Stations have also been recovered.
He noted that the IGP appealed to the public to provide the police with useful information that could lead to the re-arrest of the fleeing inmates, unlawfully released from Correctional facilities.
